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

Blount County Tennessee (Historic Districts) has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Cades Cove Historic District, Calderwood Dam (Boundary Increase) and Maryville College Historic District, Calderwood Hydroelectric Development and Chilhowee Hydroelectric Development.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Early,Middle, & Late Archai and & Late Woodla dating back to 1800.

The famous person William Williston Heartsill is associated with one of more of the Blount County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Blount County places including Tapoco Inc., A.V. Karpov and Power & Engineering Group of Alcoa. Prominent architectural styles found in Blount Country are Colonial Revival, Late Victorian and Bungalow/Craftsman.

Cades Cove Historic District (added 1977 - - #77000111)

Also known as 40Btv15;40Btv16;40Btv17;40Btv18;40Btv21;40Btv22;40Btv29;40Bt

10 mi. SW of Townsend in Great Smoky Mountains National Park , Townsend

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Prehistoric, Agriculture

Cultural Affiliation:

Early,Middle, & Late Archai, Early,Middle, & Late Woodla

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Museum, Park

Calderwood Dam (Boundary Increase) (added 1990 - - #90001016)

Also known as Calderwood Hydroelectric Station

Tennessee R. at end of Calderwood Rd. , Calderwood

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Energy Facility

Current Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Energy Facility

Calderwood Hydroelectric Development (added 2004 - - #04000545)

314 Growdon Blvd. , Calderwood

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Tapoco Inc., Karpov, A.V.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Energy Facility

Current Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Energy Facility

Chilhowee Hydroelectric Development (added 2004 - - #04000546)

6102 TN 129 , Tallassee

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Industry

Period of Significance:

1950-1974

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Energy Facility

Current Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Energy Facility

Craig, John J., Quarry Historic District (added 1989 - - #89000874)

Marmor Rd., 0.5 mi. S of Miser Station Rd. , Friendsville

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling

Indiana Avenue Historic District (added 1989 - - #89001071)

Roughly bounded by Goddard St., Court St., Indiana Ave., and Cates St. , Maryville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Louisville Historic District (added 1974 - - #74001902)

Between railroad tracks and Tennessee River , Louisville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Federal

Historic Person:

Heartsill,William Williston

Significant Year:

1863

Area of Significance:

Literature, Architecture, Military

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Maryville College Historic District (added 1982 - - #82003953)

Also known as See Also:Anderson & Memorial Halls

Washington St. , Maryville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Colonial Revival, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education, Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

College, Educational Related Housing, Hospital, Research Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Education, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

College, Educational Related Housing