Tennessee - Wilson County
Wilson County Tennessee has 25 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Lebanon Woolen Mills and Sellars Indian Mound, Bailey Graveyard, Bailey, Harry, House and Belle Isle.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Native American dating back to 0.

Several famous people are associated with these Wilson County historic places including William Bowen Campbell, John Henry Sr. Britton and Isaac William Pleasant Buchanan.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Wilson County places including Francis B. & Assoc. Warfield, Louis Hale, Carmon & Emmett Brown Manning, William Seawell, Works Progress Administration, Pradie L. Tibbs, John David Chandler, Tom Chamberlaine, William Crawford Smith and unknown. Prominent architectural styles found in Wilson Country are Greek Revival, Classical Revival and Italianate.

Bailey Graveyard (added 1996 - - #96000338)
McKee Rd., W of Commerce , Commerce
Wingerham52, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Black, Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Graves/Burials
Current Function:
Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Graves/Burials
Bailey, Harry, House (added 2000 - - #00000230)
Also known as Bottle House
423 Trousdale Ferry Rd. , Lebanon
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hale, Louis
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Belle Isle (added 1983 - - #80003883)
NW of Lebanon on Cairo Bend Rd. , Lebanon
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Buchanan, I. W. P., House (added 1979 - - #79002487)
Also known as Evins House
428 W. Main St. , Lebanon
Rotatebot, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Barber,George F.
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Historic Person:
Buchanan,Isaac William Pleasant
Significant Year:
1894, 1897
Area of Significance:
Education, Invention, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Camp Bell (added 1982 - - #82004074)
Coles Ferry Pike , Lebanon
BrineStans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Campbell,William Bowen
Significant Year:
1835, 1858
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Military
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Campbell, Dr. John Owen, House (added 1980 - - #80003884)
Also known as Campbell-Ruck House
W of Lebanon on U.S. 70 , Lebanon
BrineStans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Winford,B.W.G.
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Castle Heights Academy Historic District (added 1996 - - #95001507)
Also known as Castle Heights Military Academy
Jct. of Castle Heights Ave. N. and Cadet Ct. , Lebanon
Jacknstock, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et al., Chamberlaine, Tom
Architectural Style:
Late Gothic Revival, Queen Anne, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Education
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
Educational Related Housing, Library, School
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Professional
Cedars of Lebanon State Park Historic District (added 1995 - - #95001274)
Cedar Forest Rd., Cedars of Lebanon State Park , Lebanon
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History, Entertainment/Recreation, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Auditorium, Government Office, Natural Feature, Park
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Auditorium, Natural Feature, Park
Chandler Stone Wall (added 2001 - - #01000757)
Also known as Stone Wall Farm
Old Lebanon Rd., 2 mi. W of Mount Juliet Rd. , Mount Juliet
Ichabod, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Chandler, John David
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Agriculture, Conservation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Other
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Other
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
Cloyd, John, House (added 1974 - - #74001931)
NW of Mount Juliet on U.S. 70 , Mount Juliet
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Fite-Fessenden House (added 1985 - - #85001488)
Also known as Fite,James L.,House
326 West Main St. , Lebanon
BrineStans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Hale House--Patterson Hotel (added 1997 - - #97000245)
Also known as Patton Hotel;Watertown Bed and Breakfast
116 Depot St. , Watertown
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
unknown
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel
Lebanon Commercial Historic District (added 1999 - - #99001373)
Roughly around the Public Sq., and 104-124 N. College, 105-115 N. Cumberland, 102-203 E. Main, and 103-122 E. Market St , Lebanon
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wenderoth, Oscar, et.al.
Architectural Style:
Beaux Arts, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution, Manufacturing Facility, Meeting Hall, Post Office, Professional, Specialty Store, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Social
Current Sub-function:
Government Office, Meeting Hall, Professional, Specialty Store
Lebanon Woolen Mills (added 2007 - - #07000687)
Also known as Tennessee Woolen Mills, The Mill at Lebanon
218 N. Maple St. , Lebanon
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Warfield, Francis B. & Assoc.
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Other
Area of Significance:
Other, Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Fair, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Memorial Hall, Cumberland University (added 1977 - - #77001301)
Also known as Memorial Hall, Cumberland College of Tennessee
Cumberland University campus , Lebanon
Ichabod, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Smith,William Crawford
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
College
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
College
Mitchell House (added 1979 - - #79003435)
W. Main St., on grounds of Castle Heights Military Academy , Lebanon
BrineStans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Thompson,Gibel & Asmus
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Education
Pickett Chapel Methodist Church (added 1977 - - #77001302)
E. Market St. , Lebanon
BrineStans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Rest Hill Cemetery (added 1993 - - #93000212)
TN 141 E of jct. with TN 24 Bypass , Lebanon
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Black
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery
Current Function:
Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery
Seay, William Washington, House (added 1995 - - #95001044)
10575 Trousdale Ferry Pike , Flat Rock
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Sellars Indian Mound (added 1972 - - #72001256)
Address Restricted , Lebanon
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Native American
Period of Significance:
499-0 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Smith, Warner Price Mumford, House (added 1993 - - #93000647)
Also known as Old Home Place
10277 Lebanon Rd. , Mount Juliet
Kaldari, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Spring Creek Presbyterian Church (added 2000 - - #00001356)
Cainsville , Doaks Crossroads
Ichabod, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Turner, Ida New and William Madison, Farm (added 1995 - - #95001275)
3964 Old Murfreesboro Rd. , Lebanon
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Processing, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Processing, Single Dwelling, Storage
Watertown Commercial Historic District (added 2000 - - #00001353)
Roughly along Main St., Depot Ave., and Public Square , Watertown
Ichabod, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, Department Store, Financial Institution, Post Office, Specialty Store, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Education, Government, Social
Current Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Financial Institution, Library, Meeting Hall, Specialty Store
Williamson Chapel CME Church Complex (added 2006 - - #06001039)
1576 Needmore Rd. , Greenlawn
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event
Historic Person:
Britton, John Henry Sr.
Significant Year:
1936, 1950
Area of Significance:
Social History, Religion, Black, Education
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure, School
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
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