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

Franklin County Tennessee has 26 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Circular Barn at Cloverdale Farm and Cumberland Mountain Tunnel, Bank of Winchester Building, Cowan Depot and Estill-Fite House.

Several famous people are associated with these Franklin County historic places including Isaac Gray, Francis Thomas Estill, Col. James Lewis and Peter Simmons.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Franklin County places including V.K. Stevenson, James Cunningham, Alf Garner, Col.James Lewis, George Gray, R.N. Mann, Tom Scott, Franklin Pierce McDowell, Jonathan Jr. Haynes and Christian Zaugg. Prominent architectural styles found in Franklin Country are Romanesque, Bungalow/Craftsman and Federal.

Asia School (added 2011 - - #11000456)

525 Asia Rd., Asia

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Education, Black

Period of Significance:

1950-1974

Bank of Winchester Building (added 1978 - - #78002589)

Also known as Farmers National Bank Building

1st Ave. , Winchester

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Scott,Tom

Architectural Style:

Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Financial Institution

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Financial Institution

REMOVED

Circular Barn at Cloverdale Farm (added 1979 - - #76001774)

S of Belvidere off U.S. 64 , Belvidere

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings

Cowan Depot (added 1978 - - #78002588)

Front St. , Cowan

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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:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Cumberland Mountain Tunnel (added 1977 - - #77001270)

Also known as Cowan Tunnel

SE of Cowan , Cowan

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Stevenson,V.K.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Law, Engineering, Military, Industry

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Estill-Fite House (added 1979 - - #79002429)

Also known as Fite House

114 Sharp Springs Rd. , Winchester

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Estill,Francis Thomas,et al.

Significant Year:

1860

Area of Significance:

Law, Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Falls Mill (added 1972 - - #72001240)

1 mi. off U.S. 64 , Huntland

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Industry

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Falls Mills Historic District (added 1987 - - #87001158)

Also known as See Also: Falls Mill;Mann, R. N., House

Old Salem-Lexie and Falls Mill Rds. , Huntland

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Road-Related, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling

Franklin County Courthouse (added 1995 - - #95000345)

Public Sq. , Winchester

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Holman, Joseph, Marr, Thomas

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

Franklin County Jail (added 1979 - - #79002430)

Also known as Old Jail Museum

Decherd Blvd. , Winchester

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Social History

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Correctional Facility

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

Gray, Isaac, House (added 1976 - - #76001776)

SW of Winchester off U.S. 64 , Winchester

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Gray,George

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Gray,Isaac

Significant Year:

1810

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Haynes House (added 2005 - - #05000359)

519 Spring St. , Decherd

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Haynes, Jonathan Jr.

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Hotel, Secondary Structure

REMOVED

Hundred Oaks (added 1994 - - #75001753)

Oak St. at U.S. 64 , Winchester

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Religion, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Hunt--Moore House (added 2005 - - #05001223)

Also known as Hunt, Clinton Armstrong, House

518 Main St. , Huntland

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Federal, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

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

REMOVED

Knies Blacksmith Shop (added 1973 - - #73001765)

118 N. Jefferson St. , Winchester

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Industry

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Business, Manufacturing Facility

Lewis, Col. James, House (added 1989 - - #76001775)

E of Decherd on Greenhaw Rd. , Decherd

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Lewis,Col.James

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Lewis,Col. James

Significant Year:

1808, 1811

Area of Significance:

Military, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Mann, R. N., House (added 1977 - - #77001271)

Also known as Painted Glass House

N of Old Salem off U.S. 64 , Old Salem

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Mann,R.N.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

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

Saint Margaret Mary Catholic Mission (added 2017 - - #100001305)

Also known as Saint Margaret Mary Catholic Church, St. Margaret Mary's

9458 Old Alto Hwy., Decherd

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Cunningham, James, Garner, Alf, Garner, Sam

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1938-1938 AD

Sewanee Fire Lookout Tower (added 2015 - - #15000116)

Sewanee, Sewanee

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Conservation

Period of Significance:

1925-1974 AD

Shook--Vanzant Farm (added 1998 - - #98000954)

Also known as Moore Farm

210 Moore Farm Rd. , Winchester

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

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, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

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

Simmons, Peter, House (added 1977 - - #77001272)

11 mi. SW of Winchester on U.S. 64 , Winchester

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Simmons,Peter

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Simmons,Peter

Significant Year:

1820

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Tims Ford Hydroelectric Project (added 2017 - - #100001465)

461 Powerhouse Road, Winchester

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1966-1979 AD

Townsend School (added 2024 - - #100010260)

Also known as Townsend High School, Townsend Center;, Townsend Cultural Center

913 S. Shepherd Street, Winchester

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Area of Significance:

Ethnic Heritage-Black, Education, Social History

Trinity Episcopal Church (added 1980 - - #80003796)

213 1st Ave., NW , Winchester

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Valentine Square (added 1984 - - #84000375)

Also known as Alexander-Collins House

111 N. Cedar St. , Winchester

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

McDowell,Franklin Pierce

Architectural Style:

Stick/Eastlake

Area of Significance:

Architecture

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

Zaugg Bank Barn (added 1973 - - #73001764)

SE of Belvidere off U.S. 64 , Belvidere

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Animal Facility