National Register of Historic Places - Tennessee (TN), Carter County

Carter County Tennessee has 15 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Sycamore Shoals, Carter, John and Landon, House and Sabine Hill, Brooks, Rueben, Farmstead and Carriger-Cowan House.

Several famous people are associated with these Carter County historic places including Landon Carter, Gen. Nathanial Taylor, Alfred Alexander Taylor and John T. Wilder.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Carter County places including John Carter, unknown, C.A. & Son Morrison, Charles Hendrix, James A. Wetmore, Henry Range and Michael Carriger. Prominent architectural styles found in Carter Country are Italianate, Classical Revival and Early Republic.

Brooks, Rueben, Farmstead (added 2001 - - #01000344)

Also known as Brooks--Schumaier Farm

1548 Blue Springs Rd. , Elizabethton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Hendrix, Charles

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Carriger-Cowan House (added 1979 - - #79002415)

E of Saim , Siam

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Carriger,Michael

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Carter, John and Landon, House (added 1972 - - #72001230)

Also known as Mansion

E. Broad St. , Elizabethton

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Carter,John

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Carter,Landon,et al.

Significant Year:

1780, 1772, 1778

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Military

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Elizabethton Historic District (added 1973 - - #73001754)

Bounded roughly by 2nd, 4th, East, and Sycamore Sts. , Elizabethton

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Federal, Late Victorian

Historic Person:

Taylor,Alfred Alexander,et al.

Significant Year:

1772

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Military

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse, Professional, Road-Related, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse, Monument/Marker, Professional, Road-Related, Single Dwelling

Hunt, Henson, House (added 1979 - - #79002414)

Brookdale Rd. , Johnson City

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Miller Farmstead (added 2014 - - #14000449)

Dave Miller Hollow Rd., Roan Mountain

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Range, Henry, House (added 1991 - - #82003956)

Also known as Dulaney Cabin

S of Watauga on Smallings Rd. , Watauga

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Range,Henry

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Renfro--Allen Farm (added 1996 - - #96000333)

Judge Ben Allen Rd., NE of Elizabethton , Elizabethton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage

Sabine Hill (added 1973 - - #73001755)

Also known as Happy Valley;Watauga Point

Off TN 67 , Elizabethton

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Early Republic

Historic Person:

Taylor,Gen. Nathanial

Significant Year:

1815, 1796, 1804

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Military

Period of Significance:

1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Shelving Rock Encampment (added 2009 - - #09000533)

Also known as Resting Place

TN 143 and Smith Branch Rd. , Roan Mountain

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Simerly--Butler House (added 1996 - - #96001315)

Also known as Albermarle;Simerly,Elijah,House;Harris,Nathaniel E.,House

206 Main St. , Hampton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

unknown

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Sycamore Shoals (added 1966 - - #66000721)

Also known as Sycamore Shoals of the Watauga;Sycamore Shoals State Park

2 mi. W of Elizabethton on the Watauga River , Elizabethton

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Native American, Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Government, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Conservation Area

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

U.S. Post Office (added 1983 - - #83003024)

Also known as Main Post Office

201-203 N. Sycamore St. , Elizabethton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wetmore,James A., Morrison,C.A. & Son

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Post Office

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Post Office

Watauga Hydroelectric Project (added 2017 - - #100001463)

774 Wilbur Dam Road, Elizabethton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Modern Movement

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Engineering, Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1942-1965 AD, 1942-1949 AD

Wilder, John T., House (added 1986 - - #86000400)

Also known as C.R. Graybeal House

202 Main St. , Roan Mountain

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Italianate

Historic Person:

Wilder,John T.

Significant Year:

1884

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling