Tennessee - Anderson County
Anderson County Tennessee has 20 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 6 places of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Bear Creek Road Checking Station, Bethel Valley Road Checking Station, Brannon, Luther, House, Freels Cabin and Oak Ridge Historic District.

Several famous people are associated with these Anderson County historic places including Gen. Leslie R. Groves and A.E. Morgan.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Anderson County places including Skidmore,Owings,& Merrill, Owen Hachworth, Stone & Webster, Tennessee Valley Authority, Frank Barber, Edd Hughes and Speight & Hibbs. Prominent architectural styles found in Anderson Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Moderne and Early Commercial.

Arnwine Cabin (added 1976 - - #76001760)
TN 61 , Norris
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
Bear Creek Road Checking Station (added 1992 - - #92000411)
Jct. of S. Illinois Ave. and Bear Creek Rd. , Oak Ridge
Orlady, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Military Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Bethel Valley Road Checking Station (added 1992 - - #92000410)
Jct. of Bethel Valley and Scarboro Rds. , Oak Ridge
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Federal, Private
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Military Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Brannon, Luther, House (added 1991 - - #91001108)
Also known as Hackworth,Owen,House
151 Oak Ridge Tpk. , Oak Ridge
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event
Historic Person:
Groves,Gen. Leslie R.
Significant Year:
1942, 1956
Area of Significance:
Military, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Defense, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Military Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Briceville Community Church and Cemetery (added 2003 - - #03000697)
Also known as Briceville Methodist Church
TN 116 , Briceville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History, Industry
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Funerary, Other
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery
Cross Mountain Miners' Circle (added 2006 - - #06000134)
Also known as Circle Cemetery, Laurel Branch Cemetery
Circle Cemetery Ln. , Briceville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Area of Significance:
Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery
Current Function:
Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery
Daugherty Furniture Building (added 2010 - - #10000936)
307 N Main St, Clinton
Orlady, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Early Commercial
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Edwards-Fowler House (added 1975 - - #75001726)
3.5 mi. S of Lake City on Dutch Valley Rd. , Lake City
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Fort Anderson on Militia Hill (added 2011 - - #11000830)
Vowell Mountain Rd., Rocky Top (formerly Lake City)
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry, Military, Social History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Fraterville Miners' Circle (added 2005 - - #04001459)
Also known as Leach Cemetery
Leach Cemetery Ln. , Lake City
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Social History, Other
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery
Current Function:
Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery
Freels Cabin (added 1992 - - #92000407)
Also known as 40AN28
Freels Bend Rd. , Oak Ridge
SmithDRay, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
Jones, J. B., House (added 1991 - - #91001107)
Also known as Daniel Arthur Rehabilitation Center (DARC) Farm #2
Old Edgemoor Rd. between Bethel Valley Rd. and Melton Hill Lake , Oak Ridge
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Institutional Housing, Park
McAdoo, Green, School (added 2005 - - #05001218)
101 School St. , Clinton
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History, Education, Black
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Auditorium, School, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Health Care, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Sport Facility
Norris Dam State Park Rustic Cabins Historic District (added 2014 - - #14000446)
125 Village Green Cir., Rocky Top (formerly Lake City)
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Norris District (added 1975 - - #75001727)
Town of Norris on U.S. 441 , Norris
Orlady, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person
Historic Person:
Morgan,A.E.
Significant Year:
1934, 1937
Area of Significance:
Science, Education, Community Planning And Development, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Norris Hydroelectric Project (added 2016 - - #16000165)
Norris, Norris
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Moderne, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Conservation, Other
Period of Significance:
1925-1974 AD
Oak Ridge Historic District (added 1991 - - #91001109)
Also known as Clinton Engineer Works Townsite
Roughly bounded by East Dr., W. Outer Dr., Louisiana and Tennessee Aves. , Oak Ridge
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Skidmore,Owings,& Merrill
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Military, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Institutional Housing, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Sport Facility
Oliver Springs Banking Company (added 1992 - - #92000357)
Also known as Bank of Oliver Springs;Tri County National Bank
110 E. Tri County Blvd. , Oliver Springs
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Other
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution
Current Function:
Work In Progress
Ritz Theatre and Hoskins Rexall Drug Store No. 2 (added 1998 - - #98001446)
Also known as Red Speeks' Country Music Theatre
111-121 N. Main St. , Clinton
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hughes, Edd, Speight & Hibbs
Architectural Style:
Moderne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Health Care, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Medical Business/Office, Specialty Store, Street Furniture/Object, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Health Care, Landscape, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Medical Business/Office, Specialty Store, Street Furniture/Object
Woodland--Scarboro Historic District (added 1991 - - #91001106)
Also known as Woodland Neighborhood;Scarboro Neighborhood
Roughly bounded by Rutgers Ave., Lafayette Dr., Benedict, Wilburforce and Illinois Aves. , Oak Ridge
Orlady, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Stone & Webster, Skidmore,Owings,& Merrill
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture, Black
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Clinic, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
Government Office, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
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