Tennessee - Sumner County - Historic Districts
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
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