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

Wilson County Tennessee (Historic Districts) has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

The famous person John Henry Sr. Britton is associated with one of more of the Wilson County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Wilson County places including Oscar Wenderoth, Carmon & Emmett Brown Manning, National Park Service, Pradie L. Tibbs, Tom Chamberlaine and Works Progress Administration. Prominent architectural styles found in Wilson Country are Beaux Arts, Classical Revival and Italianate.

Castle Heights Academy Historic District (added 1996 - - #95001507)

Also known as Castle Heights Military Academy

Jct. of Castle Heights Ave. N. and Cadet Ct. , Lebanon

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et al., Chamberlaine, Tom

Architectural Style:

Late Gothic Revival, Queen Anne, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Education

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

Educational Related Housing, Library, School

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Professional

Cedars of Lebanon State Park Historic District (added 1995 - - #95001274)

Cedar Forest Rd., Cedars of Lebanon State Park , Lebanon

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Social History, Entertainment/Recreation, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Auditorium, Government Office, Natural Feature, Park

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Auditorium, Natural Feature, Park

Lebanon Commercial Historic District (added 1999 - - #99001373)

Roughly around the Public Sq., and 104-124 N. College, 105-115 N. Cumberland, 102-203 E. Main, and 103-122 E. Market St , Lebanon

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wenderoth, Oscar, et.al.

Architectural Style:

Beaux Arts, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Financial Institution, Manufacturing Facility, Meeting Hall, Post Office, Professional, Specialty Store, Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Social

Current Sub-function:

Government Office, Meeting Hall, Professional, Specialty Store

Turner, Ida New and William Madison, Farm (added 1995 - - #95001275)

3964 Old Murfreesboro Rd. , Lebanon

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

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

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

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

Watertown Commercial Historic District (added 2000 - - #00001353)

Roughly along Main St., Depot Ave., and Public Square , Watertown

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

City Hall, Department Store, Financial Institution, Post Office, Specialty Store, Theater

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Education, Government, Social

Current Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Financial Institution, Library, Meeting Hall, Specialty Store

Williamson Chapel CME Church Complex (added 2006 - - #06001039)

1576 Needmore Rd. , Greenlawn

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event

Historic Person:

Britton, John Henry Sr.

Significant Year:

1936, 1950

Area of Significance:

Social History, Religion, Black, Education

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure, School

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure