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

Sumner County Tennessee (Historic Districts) 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 Castalian Springs, Fairvue and Castalian Springs, Gallatin Commercial Historic District and Greenfield.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Archaic, Clovis and Woodland dating back to 14999 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Sumner County historic places including Isaac Franklin, Anthony Bledsoe and William Montgomery.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Sumner County places including Robert Taylor, John Fonville and unknown. Prominent architectural styles found in Sumner Country are Federal, Gothic Revival and Late Victorian.

Castalian Springs (added 1971 - - #71000838)

Also known as Wynnewood

Gallatin-Hartsville Pike, TN 25 , Castalian Springs

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture, Prehistoric, Communications

Cultural Affiliation:

Archaic, Clovis, Woodland

Period of Significance:

9000-10999 BC, 7000-8999 BC, 5000-6999 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1900-1750 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 13000-14999 BC, 11000-12999 BC, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Conservation Area, Hotel, Secondary Structure, Village Site

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Fairvue (added 2005 - - #75002162)

Also known as Issac Franklin Plantation;Franklin Plantation National Histo

4 mi. S of Gallatin on U.S. 31E , Gallatin

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person

Historic Person:

Franklin,Isaac

Significant Year:

1832, 1846

Area of Significance:

Black, Commerce, Social History

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Institutional Housing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Gallatin Commercial Historic District (added 1985 - - #85003369)

Roughly bounded by Town Creek, N. Water Ave. and Boyer and College Sts., E. Main St, and S. Water Ave. and Trimble St. , Gallatin

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1800-1824

Owner:

Federal, 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

Greenfield (added 1990 - - #90001579)

Also known as Chenault,David,House

683 Rock Springs Rd. , Castalian Springs

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Fonville,John

Architectural Style:

Federal

Historic Person:

Bledsoe,Anthony,et al.

Significant Year:

1784, 1840

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Single Dwelling

Parker--Bryson Historic District (added 1987 - - #87001036)

Greenfield Lane , Castilian Springs

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Rascoe--Harris Farm (added 1996 - - #96000772)

Also known as Maplewood Farm;Anderson Farm

1135 Liberty Ln. , Liberty

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

unknown

Architectural Style:

Federal

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Processing, Single Dwelling, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Processing, Single Dwelling, Storage

Shackle Island Historic District (added 1978 - - #78002643)

N of Hendersonville at Shackle Island Rd. and Long Hollow Pike , Hendersonville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Taylor,Robert

Architectural Style:

Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)

Historic Person:

Montgomery,William,et al.

Significant Year:

1804, 1835

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Single Dwelling