Tennessee - Franklin County
Franklin County Tennessee has 24 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Circular Barn at Cloverdale Farm and Cumberland Mountain Tunnel, Bank of Winchester Building, Cowan Depot and Estill-Fite House.

Several famous people are associated with these Franklin County historic places including Isaac Gray, Francis Thomas Estill, Col. James Lewis and Peter Simmons.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Franklin County places including V.K. Stevenson, Col.James Lewis, George Gray, Joseph Holman, R.N. Mann, Franklin Pierce McDowell, Jonathan Jr. Haynes, Christian Zaugg, Thomas Marr and Peter Simmons. Prominent architectural styles found in Franklin Country are Romanesque, Bungalow/Craftsman and Federal.

Asia School (added 2011 - - #11000456)
525 Asia Rd., Asia
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Education, Black
Period of Significance:
1950-1974
Bank of Winchester Building (added 1978 - - #78002589)
Also known as Farmers National Bank Building
1st Ave. , Winchester
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Scott,Tom
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Financial Institution
Circular Barn at Cloverdale Farm (added 1979 - - #76001774)
S of Belvidere off U.S. 64 , Belvidere
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings
Cowan Depot (added 1978 - - #78002588)
Front St. , Cowan
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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:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Cumberland Mountain Tunnel (added 1977 - - #77001270)
Also known as Cowan Tunnel
SE of Cowan , Cowan
Bryanmackinnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Stevenson,V.K.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Law, Engineering, Military, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Estill-Fite House (added 1979 - - #79002429)
Also known as Fite House
114 Sharp Springs Rd. , Winchester
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Estill,Francis Thomas,et al.
Significant Year:
1860
Area of Significance:
Law, Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Falls Mill (added 1972 - - #72001240)
1 mi. off U.S. 64 , Huntland
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Industry
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Falls Mills Historic District (added 1987 - - #87001158)
Also known as See Also: Falls Mill;Mann, R. N., House
Old Salem-Lexie and Falls Mill Rds. , Huntland
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Road-Related, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Franklin County Courthouse (added 1995 - - #95000345)
Public Sq. , Winchester
File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Holman, Joseph, Marr, Thomas
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
Franklin County Jail (added 1979 - - #79002430)
Also known as Old Jail Museum
Decherd Blvd. , Winchester
Annebethmi~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
Gray, Isaac, House (added 1976 - - #76001776)
SW of Winchester off U.S. 64 , Winchester
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Gray,George
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Gray,Isaac
Significant Year:
1810
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Haynes House (added 2005 - - #05000359)
519 Spring St. , Decherd
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Haynes, Jonathan Jr.
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Secondary Structure
Hundred Oaks (added 1994 - - #75001753)
Oak St. at U.S. 64 , Winchester
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Religion, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Hunt--Moore House (added 2005 - - #05001223)
Also known as Hunt, Clinton Armstrong, House
518 Main St. , Huntland
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Federal, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Knies Blacksmith Shop (added 1973 - - #73001765)
118 N. Jefferson St. , Winchester
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Business, Manufacturing Facility
Lewis, Col. James, House (added 1989 - - #76001775)
E of Decherd on Greenhaw Rd. , Decherd
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Lewis,Col.James
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Lewis,Col. James
Significant Year:
1808, 1811
Area of Significance:
Military, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Mann, R. N., House (added 1977 - - #77001271)
Also known as Painted Glass House
N of Old Salem off U.S. 64 , Old Salem
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Mann,R.N.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Sewanee Fire Lookout Tower (added 2015 - - #15000116)
Sewanee, Sewanee
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Conservation
Period of Significance:
1925-1974 AD
Shook--Vanzant Farm (added 1998 - - #98000954)
Also known as Moore Farm
210 Moore Farm Rd. , Winchester
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
Simmons, Peter, House (added 1977 - - #77001272)
11 mi. SW of Winchester on U.S. 64 , Winchester
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Simmons,Peter
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Simmons,Peter
Significant Year:
1820
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Tims Ford Hydroelectric Project (added 2017 - - #100001465)
461 Powerhouse Road, Winchester
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1966-1979 AD
Trinity Episcopal Church (added 1980 - - #80003796)
213 1st Ave., NW , Winchester
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Valentine Square (added 1984 - - #84000375)
Also known as Alexander-Collins House
111 N. Cedar St. , Winchester
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
McDowell,Franklin Pierce
Architectural Style:
Stick/Eastlake
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Zaugg Bank Barn (added 1973 - - #73001764)
SE of Belvidere off U.S. 64 , Belvidere
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Animal Facility
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