Tennessee - Cocke County
Cocke County Tennessee has 13 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Cocke County Memorial Building and Swaggerty Blockhouse, Beechwood Hall, Cocke County Courthouse and Conway Bridge.

Several famous people are associated with these Cocke County historic places including William Garrett, Alexander Smith and Ben W. Hooper.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Cocke County places including Manley and Young, James Swaggerty, Abel Gilleland, Fonde, H. C., and Sons, Steel and Lebby Bridge Co., William Vinson, O.P. Ailey, Hamilton Yett, Tommy Ottinger and William Garrett. Prominent architectural styles found in Cocke Country are Federal, Bungalow/Craftsman and Colonial Revival.

Beechwood Hall (added 1975 - - #75001741)
N of Newport on Rankin Rd. , Newport
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Garrett,William
Architectural Style:
Federal
Historic Person:
Garrett,William
Significant Year:
1834, 1802, 1832
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Cocke County Courthouse (added 1995 - - #95000538)
111 Court Ave. , Newport
BrineStans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
Cocke County Memorial Building (added 1997 - - #97001139)
Also known as American Legion Post 41
103 N. Cosby Hwy. , Newport
Dwight Burdette, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Manley and Young
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Auditorium, Meeting Hall, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Social
Current Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Sport Facility
Conway Bridge (added 2009 - - #09000948)
Also known as Nolichucky River Bridge; Bridge at Bird Hill;, Birds Hill Bridge; Bridge at Conway Ferry
Briar Thicket Rd./ Knob Creek Rd. over the Nolichucky River ,
PancakeNinja, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Steel and Lebby Bridge Co.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
Cureton, Walter C., House (added 2001 - - #01001325)
202 Lincoln Ave. , Newport
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Ailey, O.P.
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Elm Hill (added 1975 - - #75001742)
206 W. Riverview St. , Newport
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Historic Person:
Hooper,Ben W.
Significant Year:
1890
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Greenlawn (added 1999 - - #75001743)
NW of Newport on Old Rankin Rd. , Newport
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Historic Person:
Smith,Alexander,et al.
Significant Year:
1863, 1810, 1812
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Military
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Neas Farm (added 2004 - - #04000152)
3301 Sable Rd. , Parrottsville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Ottinger, Tommy
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
O'Dell House (added 1975 - - #75001744)
NE of Newport on Greeneville Hwy. , Newport
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Gilleland,Abel
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Rhea--Mims Hotel (added 1998 - - #98000822)
Also known as Millstone Inn;Mims Hotel
335 East Broadway , Newport
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
multiple
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Restaurant
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Swaggerty Blockhouse (added 1973 - - #73001756)
Also known as Swaggerty Fort
E of Parrottsville on U.S. 411 , Parrottsville
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Historic - Aboriginal, Military
Cultural Affiliation:
Native American, American
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Fortification
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Storage
Vinson House (added 1975 - - #75001745)
4.5 mi. S of Newport off Hartford Rd. , Newport
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Vinson,William
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1825-1849, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Yett-Ellison House (added 1975 - - #75001746)
Main St. (Greeneville Hwy.) , Parrottsville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Yett,Hamilton
Architectural Style:
Federal
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:
Camp
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