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

Rutherford County Tennessee (Page 2) has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Stones River National Battlefield, Stones River National Battlefield (Boundary Increase) and Walter Hill Hydroelectric Station, Smith, Robert Andrew, Farm and Spence, John C., House.

The famous person John Cedric Spence is associated with one of more of the Rutherford County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Rutherford County places including Robert Andrew Smith. Prominent architectural styles found in Rutherford Country are Greek Revival and Queen Anne.

Searcy--Matthews--Tarpley Farm (added 2011 - - #11000459)

455 W. Jefferson Pike, Walter Hill

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture, Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Smith, Robert Andrew, Farm (added 1993 - - #92001712)

Also known as Smith-Sanders

2568 Armstrong Valley Rd. , Murfreesboro

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Smith,Robert Andrew

Architectural Style:

Other, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Spence, John C., House (added 2004 - - #04000302)

503 N. Maple St. , Murfreesboro

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Spence, John Cedric

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling, Street Furniture/Object

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Professional, Street Furniture/Object

Stones River National Battlefield (added 1966 - - #66000075)

Also known as Stones River National Military Park

3 mi. NW of Murfreesboro on U.S. 41 , Murfreesboro

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Battle Site

Current Function:

Funerary, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Monument/Marker, Park

Stones River National Battlefield (Boundary Increase) (added 2022 - - #100007434)

Also known as Stones River National Military Park

3501 Old Nashville Hwy., Murfreesboro

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Area of Significance:

Military, Other, Conservation, Landscape Architecture, Engineering, Archeology-Historic Non-Aboriginal, Archeology-Prehistoric, Ethnic Heritage-Black

Walter Hill Hydroelectric Station (added 1990 - - #90001660)

US 231 at Stones R. , Murfreesboro

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Energy Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

REMOVED

Williamson, Thomas, House (added 1996 - - #96000687)

Also known as Burns Farmhouse;RD.1580

2263 Little Rock Rd. , Eagleville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

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:

Work In Progress