Tennessee - Roane County
Roane County Tennessee has 20 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include New Bethel Baptist Church, Oak Ridge Turnpike Checking Station, X-10 Reactor, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Southwest Point and Tennessee Highway Patrol Building.

Several famous people are associated with these Roane County historic places including Col. Gideon Morgan and Maj. Moses C. Winters.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Roane County places including Augustus O. Fisher, Maj. Moses C. Winters, W.A. Geasland, George F. Barber, John D. Lowery, Algernon Blair, Dr. Fred Sr. Stone, East Tennessee Land Co. and Will Geaseland. Prominent architectural styles found in Roane Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival and Queen Anne.

Abston Garage (added 2009 - - #09000117)
Also known as Oliver Springs Theater; Daughtery Motor Company, Oliver Springs Motor Company
505 Winter Gap Ave. , Oliver Springs
BrineStans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Commerce, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Transportation
Current Function:
Work In Progress
Bethel Cemetery (added 2006 - - #06000547)
Also known as Presbyterian Hill Cemetery;Kingston Cemetery, O\ld Bujrial Ground;Old Bethel Cemetery;New Bethel Cemetery
Euclid Ave. and Third St. , Kingston
BrineStans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery
Current Function:
Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery
Colonial Hall (added 1975 - - #75001774)
Spring and Main Sts. , Oliver Springs
BrineStans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Winters,Maj. Moses C.
Significant Year:
1898, 1898
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Cornstalk Heights Historic District (added 1991 - - #90002142)
Roughly bounded by Georgia Ave., Sewanee St., Morgan Ave. and Trenton St. , Harriman
BrineStans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Geaseland,Will
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Queen Anne, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Harriman City Hall (added 1971 - - #71000828)
Also known as American Temperance University
Roane and Walden Sts. , Harriman
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
East Tennessee Land Co.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Exploration/Settlement, Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Education, Government
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, College, Educational Related Housing, Professional, School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Jones, George, Memorial Baptist Church (added 1992 - - #92000408)
Also known as Wheat Church
Blair Rd. , Oak Ridge
BrineStans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Kingston Avenue Historic District (added 1997 - - #97001500)
Roughly along N. Kingston, S. Kingston, and E. Rockwood Aves. , Rockwood
BrineStans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Geasland, W.A., Barber, George F.
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Late Victorian, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture, Commerce, Other
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Social, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, Road-Related, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Business, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Molyneux Chevrolet Company--Rockwood Fire Department Building (added 2002 - - #02000234)
104 N. Chamberlain St. , Rockwood
BrineStans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Fire Station, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Department Store, Museum, Restaurant
Morgan, Col. Gideon, House (added 1983 - - #83003060)
149 Kentucky St. , Kingston
Kennethaw88, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Federal
Historic Person:
Morgan,Col. Gideon
Significant Year:
1810, 1813
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
New Bethel Baptist Church (added 1992 - - #92000409)
Also known as Bethel Church
Bethel Valley Rd. , Oak Ridge
Orlady, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Art, Military, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Oak Ridge Turnpike Checking Station (added 1992 - - #92000412)
Oak Ridge Tpk. , Oak Ridge
BrineStans, 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
Post Oak Springs Christian Church (added 2007 - - #07000156)
Roane St. Hwy. (Old Kingston Hwy.) at Post Oak Rd. , Post Oak
BrineStans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Religion, Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure, School
Current Function:
Work In Progress
Roane County Courthouse (added 1971 - - #71000829)
Kentucky Ave. , Kingston
BrineStans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Fisher,Augustus O., Lowery,John D.
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse, Meeting Hall
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
Roane Street Commercial Historic District (added 1989 - - #89000506)
Also known as See Also:Harriman City Hall
Roughly Roane St. between Morgan Ave. NW. and Crescent Ave. NW. , Harriman
BrineStans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Classical Revival, Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business, Specialty Store
Rockwood Post Office (added 1999 - - #99001621)
311 Mill St. , Rockwood
BrineStans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Blair, Algernon, et.al.
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Post Office
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Post Office
Southwest Point (added 1972 - - #72001252)
Also known as Fort Southwest Point
1 mi. SW of Kingston , Kingston
BrineStans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Military
Period of Significance:
1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Fortification
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Underwater
Stone, Dr. Fred, Sr., Hospital (added 2006 - - #06001097)
Also known as Stone Maternity Hospital, Hayes House
105 Roane St. , Oliver Springs
BrineStans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Health/Medicine
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Clinic, Hospital, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Tennessee Highway Patrol Building (added 2001 - - #01000255)
Jct. of Kingston Ave. and Nelson St. , Rockwood
BrineStans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Valley View Farm (added 1997 - - #97000257)
160 Martin Rd. , Harriman
BrineStans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Cemetery, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
X-10 Reactor, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (added 1966 - - #66000720)
Also known as X-10 Reactor,Graphite Reactor
Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Oak Ridge
File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Science, Invention
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Energy Facility
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Energy Facility
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