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

Dyer County Tennessee has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

Several famous people are associated with these Dyer County historic places including W.P. Watson and Samuel Rankin Latta.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Dyer County places including Illinois Central Railroad, Asa Biggs, Samuel Rankin Latta and George Mahan Jr.. Prominent architectural styles found in Dyer Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Classical Revival and Colonial Revival.

Bank of Dyersburg (added 1983 - - #83003030)

Also known as Citizens Bank Building

100 N. Main St. , Dyersburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Modern Movement

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Financial Institution, Professional, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Dyersburg Courthouse Square Historic District (added 1991 - - #91000222)

Also known as See Also:Bank of Dyersburg

Roughly bounded by Church, Main, Cedar and Court Sts. , Dyersburg

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Biggs,Asa

Architectural Style:

Other, Italianate, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse, Financial Institution, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse, Financial Institution, Organizational, Specialty Store

Dyersburg Sanatarium (added 1999 - - #76002241)

Also known as Watson House

124 McGaughey , Dyersburg

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Second Empire

Historic Person:

Watson,W.P.

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Hospital, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Gordon--Oak Streets Historic District (added 1992 - - #92000428)

107--302 Gordon and 114--305 Oak Sts., and W side 711--731 Sampson Ave. , Dyersburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Other, Tudor Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

King, Edward Moody, House (added 1990 - - #90001658)

512 Finley St. , Dyersburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Mahan,George,Jr.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Latta House (added 1978 - - #78002586)

917 Troy Ave. , Dyersburg

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Latta,Samuel Rankin

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Latta,Samuel Rankin

Significant Year:

1852

Area of Significance:

Law, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Newbern Illinois Central Depot (added 1993 - - #93000213)

Also known as Newbern Depot

Jct. of Main and Jefferson Sts. , Newbern

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Illinois Central Railroad

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Transportation, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Pleasant Hill Cemetery (added 2003 - - #03001159)

Also known as Old Finley Cemetery

Approx. .7 mi. W. of cattle gate at end of Cemetery Rd. , Finley

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery

Current Function:

Funerary, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery

Troy Avenue Historic District (added 1992 - - #92000429)

Also known as See Also:Latta House

827--1445 Troy Ave., W side , Dyersburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling