Tennessee - Claiborne County
Claiborne County Tennessee has 16 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance. Significant places include Cumberland Gap Historic District and Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, Big Spring Union Church, Claiborne County Jail and Cumberland Gap Historic District.

Several famous people are associated with these Claiborne County historic places including William Graham, Earl Hobson Smith, Kincaid,John and II.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Claiborne County places including James Wier, Gary H. Kesterson, William Graham, George Shutter, Thomas McClain, Sam Monday, Kincaid,John and II. Prominent architectural styles found in Claiborne Country are Federal, Bungalow/Craftsman and Late Victorian.

Big Spring Union Church (added 1975 - - #75001739)
Off TN 32 , Springdale
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Claiborne County Jail (added 2007 - - #07000175)
TN 33 at TN 25E , Tazewell
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility
Current Function:
Work In Progress
Cumberland Gap Historic District (added 1990 - - #90000321)
Roughly bounded by Colwyn, Cumberland, Pennlyn, and the L & N Railroad tracks , Cumberland Gap
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Cumberland Gap Historic District (added 1980 - - #80000366)
Also known as See Also:Cumberland Gap National Historic Park
E of Middlesboro , Harrogate
Mx. Granger, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Military, Transportation, Industry
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Fortification, Manufacturing Facility, Pedestrian Related, Road-Related
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Park
More Information:
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park (added 1966 - - #66000353)
Also known as See Also:Hensley Settlement;Cumberland Gap Historic District
E of Middlesboro along Kentucky-Virginia state line , Cumberland Gap
MariAdkins, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Military, Commerce, Exploration/Settlement, Transportation, Industry, Agriculture, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Defense, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Fortification, Manufacturing Facility, Road-Related, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Park
More Information:
Graham--Kivette House (Boundary Decrease) (added 1991 - - #91001578)
Also known as See Also:Graham--Kivette House
Jct. of Old Knoxville Rd. and Main St. , Tazewell
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Historic Person:
Graham,William
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Graham-Kivette House (added 1975 - - #75001740)
Also known as See Also:Graham--Kivette (Boundary Decrease)
Main St. and Old Knoxville Rd. , Tazewell
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Graham,William
Architectural Style:
Federal
Historic Person:
Graham,William
Significant Year:
1800, 1885
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Grant-Lee Hall (added 1978 - - #78002575)
Lincoln Memorial University campus , Harrogate
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Education
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
College, Educational Related Housing
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Kesterson-Watkins House (added 1982 - - #82003958)
Cedar Fork Rd. , Tazewell
Wingerham52, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kesterson,Gary H.
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Kincaid House (added 1982 - - #82003957)
Also known as Kincaid-Russell House
NE of Speedwell on Russell Lane , Speedwell
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kincaid,John,II
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
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
Kincaid-Ausmus House (added 1975 - - #75001737)
NE of Speedwell off TN 63 , Speedwell
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Historic Person:
Kincaid,John,II,et al.
Significant Year:
1851
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
McClain-Ellison House (added 1975 - - #75001738)
W of Speedwell on Rte. 2 off TN 63 , Speedwell
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
McClain,Thomas
Architectural Style:
Federal
Historic Person:
Smith,Earl Hobson,et al.
Significant Year:
1793, 1800
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Parkey House (added 1999 - - #72001231)
Main St. , Tazewell
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Historic Person:
Graham,William
Significant Year:
1815, 1820
Area of Significance:
Military, Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Powell Valley Male Academy (added 1995 - - #95000053)
Also known as Speedwell Academy
Jct. of Old TN 63 and Academy Rd. , Speedwell
BrineStans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Education
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure, School
Current Function:
Work In Progress
Tazewell Fortification (added 1998 - - #98001189)
Also known as 40CE109
Address Restricted , Tazewell
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Military, Historic - Non-Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Euro-American
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Defense, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Cemetery, Fortification
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Cemetery
Wier, James, House, (added 1979 - - #79002419)
Eppes St. , Tazewell
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wier,James
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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