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

Morgan County Tennessee has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance. Significant places include Rugby Colony, Brooks, R. M., General Store and Residence, Sixteen Tunnel, Tanner Store and Wartburg Presbyterian Church.

The famous person Thomas Hughes is associated with one of more of the Morgan County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Morgan County places including R.M. Brooks, Cincinnati Southern Railway and Byrd Monday. Prominent architectural styles found in Morgan Country are Chicago, Gothic and Italianate.

Brooks, R. M., General Store and Residence (added 1992 - - #92000364)

Jct. of TN 52 and Brewstertown Rd. , Rugby

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Department Store, Single Dwelling

Rugby Colony (added 1972 - - #72001249)

TN 52 , Rugby

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Gothic

Historic Person:

Hughes,Thomas

Significant Year:

1880

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Literature, Education, Agriculture, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Social History, Religion

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling, Village Site

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Sixteen Tunnel (added 2017 - - #100001306)

Also known as Tunnel No. 16

Tunnels through Sunbright Mt. on ATV trail/abandoned RR grade, Sunbright

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Cincinnati Southern Railway

Area of Significance:

Engineering

Period of Significance:

1879-1888 AD

Tanner Store (added 2017 - - #100001369)

Also known as Citizens Bank &, Trust, Tanner's Drugs, Tanner Cafe, Sundries, &, Antiques

201 Court St., Wartburg

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Other

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1906-1967 AD

Wartburg Presbyterian Church (added 2013 - - #13000952)

205 S. Kingston St., Wartburg

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Area of Significance:

Architecture