Historic Districts
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Tennessee - Knox County - Historic Districts
Knox County Tennessee (Historic Districts) has 28 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Knoxville College Historic District, Adair Gardens Historic District, Candoro Marble Works, Chilhowee Park Historic District and Concord Village Historic District.

Several famous people are associated with these Knox County historic places including James Agee, Nicholas Gibbs and Prof. Charles W. Cansler.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Knox County places including Et. al., Charles I. Barber, George F. Barber, Charles Barber, Frank P. Milburn, A.H. Whisman, Nicholas Gibbs, Ault, Mr., et al., et al. Barber & McMurray and Morgan Schubert Sr.. Prominent architectural styles found in Knox Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival and Tudor Revival.

Adair Gardens Historic District (added 1994 - - #94001136)
Roughly bounded by Adair, Rose and Coile Drs. , Knoxville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Other, Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, 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:
Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Candoro Marble Works (added 2005 - - #96001399)
Also known as KN 3475
681 Maryville Pike , Knoxville
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Chilhowee Park Historic District (added 2005 - - #05001039)
N. Beaman St., N. Castle St., Jefferson Ave., Mary St., Manor Dr., and Woodbine Ave. , Knoxville
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Community Planning And Development, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Concord Village Historic District (added 1987 - - #87001888)
Roughly bounded by Lakeridge & Third Drs., Spring St., & the Masonic Hall & Cemetery , Concord
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Other, Bungalow/Craftsman, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 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
Emory Place Historic District (added 1994 - - #94001259)
Also known as See also:St. John's Lutheran Church
Roughly bounded by Broadway, N. Central, Emory, 5th, E. 4th and King Sts. , Knoxville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et al., Barber, Charles I.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed, Colonial Revival, Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Other, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Forest Hills Boulevard Historic District (added 1992 - - #92000350)
500--709 Forest Hills Blvd. , Knoxville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et al., Schubert,Morgan,Sr.
Architectural Style:
Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Fort Sanders Historic District (added 1980 - - #80003839)
Roughly bounded by White and Grand Aves., 11th and 19th Sts. , Knoxville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Bungalow/Craftsman, Gothic
Historic Person:
Agee,James,et al.
Significant Year:
1863
Area of Significance:
Literature, Architecture, Military
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Defense, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Battle Site, Department Store, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Department Store, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Fourth and Gill Historic District (added 1985 - - #85000948)
Roughly bounded by I-40, Broadway, Central and 5th Ave. , Knoxville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et. al., Barber, George F.
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Gay Street Commercial Historic District (added 1986 - - #86002912)
Also known as See Also:Cowan, McClung and Company Building;82003979;Holsto
Roughly along Gay St. from Summit Hill Dr. to Church Ave. , Knoxville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Classical Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
Gibbs Drive Historic District (added 2000 - - #00001354)
Gibbs Dr. , Knoxville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 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
Gibbs, Nicholas, House (added 1988 - - #88001447)
Emory Rd. , Knoxville
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Gibbs,Nicholas
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
Gibbs,Nicholas
Significant Year:
1793
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
German-American
Period of Significance:
1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
Island Home Park Historic District (added 1994 - - #94001260)
Bounded by Island Home Blvd., Fisher and Spence Pls. and Maplewood , Knoxville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Jackson Avenue Warehouse District (added 1973 - - #73001802)
Also known as See Also:Jackson Avenue Warehouse District Extension
Jackson Ave. , Knoxville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Warehouse
Jackson Avenue Warehouse District Extension (added 1975 - - #75002148)
Also known as See Also:Jackson Avenue Warehouse District
120--124 Jackson Ave. , Knoxville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Warehouse
Kingston Pike Historic District (added 1996 - - #96001404)
Also known as See Also:Dulin, H.L., House;Bleak House
Roughly 2728-3151, 3201, 3219, 3401, 3425, and 3643 Kingston Pike , Knoxville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Barber & McMurray, et al., Baumann & Baumann
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Knoxville College Historic District (added 1980 - - #80003841)
Also known as Knoxville College
901 College St., NW , Knoxville
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Education, Black
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
College, Educational Related Housing, Religious Structure, Research Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education, Religion
Current Sub-function:
College, Educational Related Housing, Religious Structure, Research Facility, Single Dwelling
Lindbergh Forest Historic District (added 1998 - - #94001261)
Along Chamberlain, Druid, Glenhurst, Southwood, Winslow and Woodlawn , Knoxville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Street Furniture/Object
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Street Furniture/Object
Market Square Commercial Historic District (added 1984 - - #84001138)
Also known as See Also:Mall Building
Market Sq. Mall , Knoxville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
multiple
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Other, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store
Mechanicsville Historic District (added 1980 - - #80003842)
Also known as See Also:Fire Station No. 5
Off TN 62 , Knoxville
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Bungalow/Craftsman, Queen Anne
Historic Person:
Cansler,Prof. Charles W.,et al.
Area of Significance:
Black, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
North Hills Historic District (added 2008 - - #08000677)
Roughly bounded by North Hills Blvd., North Park Blvd., Fountain Park Blvd. , Knoxville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Old North Knoxville Historic District (added 1992 - - #92000506)
Roughly bounded by E. Woodland, Bluff, Armstrong, E. Baxter and Central Aves. , Knoxville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Park City Historic District (added 1990 - - #90001578)
Also known as Parkridge/East Fifth Ave.
Roughly bounded by Washington Ave., Cherry St., Woodbine Ave., Beaman St., Magnolia Ave. and Winona St. , Knoxville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Barber,George F.
Architectural Style:
Other, Tudor Revival, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Riverdale Historic District (added 1997 - - #94001258)
Also known as See also:Riverdale Mill
6145 and 6603 Thorngrove Pike and 6802 Hodges Ferry Rd. , Knoxville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Other, Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Road-Related, Single Dwelling, Water-Related
Current Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related, Single Dwelling
Savage House and Garden (added 1997 - - #97001230)
3237 Garden Dr. , Knoxville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Ault, Mr., et al., Savage, Arthur
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Garden, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Street Furniture/Object
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Garden, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Street Furniture/Object
South Market Historic District (added 1996 - - #96001403)
707, 709 and 713 Market St. and 404 and 406 Church Ave. , Knoxville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Health/Medicine, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Medical Business/Office, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Health Care
Current Sub-function:
Medical Business/Office, Professional, Single Dwelling
Southern Terminal and Warehouse Historic District (added 1985 - - #85002909)
Also known as See Also:Jackson Avenue Warehouse District;Jackson Avenue Wa
Roughly bounded by Depot Ave., N. Central Ave. and Sullivan St. and S. Central Ave., Vine Ave., and N. and S. Gay St. , Knoxville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Milburn,Frank P.
Architectural Style:
Chicago, Classical Revival, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Rail-Related, Specialty Store, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Specialty Store
Southern Terminal and Warehouse Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2004 - - #04000153)
Also known as KN.1118, KN.127
100 N Broadway and 525 W. Jackson Ave. , Knoxville
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Specialty Store
Current Function:
Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Tennessee School for the Deaf Historic District (added 1996 - - #96001401)
Also known as Island Home;KN. 987--993
2725 Island Home Blvd. , Knoxville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Marr, Thomas S.
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
Educational Related Housing, School
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
Educational Related Housing, School
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