Tennessee - Hamilton County - Historic Districts
Hamilton County Tennessee (Historic Districts) has 19 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Moccasin Bend Archeological District, Stringer Ridge Historic District and Stringer Ridge Historic District and Brown House.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Late Archaic, American,Military and Woodland dating back to 2999 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Hamilton County historic places including Grant, Ulysses S., et.al. and John Brown.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Hamilton County places including War Department, National Park Service, Leo B. Lambert, Donn Baker, R.H. Hunt, Bearden & Deacon, Reuben Harrison Hunt, Brown Contracting Co., Ferger Brothers Real Estate and Edward E. Betts. Prominent architectural styles found in Hamilton Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Classical Revival and Colonial Revival.

Brown House (added 1973 - - #73001781)
Also known as Brown, James Farmstead, Yarnell House
9521 Ooltewah-Georgetown Rd. , Ooltewah
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Historic Person:
Brown,John
Significant Year:
1838, 1828
Area of Significance:
Native American, Politics/Government, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Chickamauga Hydroelectric Project (added 2017 - - #100001466)
5400 Lake Resort Drive, Chattanooga
DanMS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Moderne
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Conservation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1936-1965 AD
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park (added 1966 - - #66000274)
S of Chattanooga on U.S. 27 , Chattanooga
Urdangaray, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
War Department, National Park Service
Architectural Style:
Other, Bungalow/Craftsman
Historic Person:
Grant, Ulysses S., et.al.
Significant Year:
1866, 1890, 1863
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Social History, Landscape Architecture, Military, Art, Conservation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense, Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Battle Site, Monument/Marker, Museum, Outdoor Recreation, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Monument/Marker, Museum, Outdoor Recreation, Road-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Ferger Place Historic District (added 1980 - - #80003810)
Evening Side Dr. and Morning Side Dr. , Chattanooga
BotMultichillT, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Ferger Brothers Real Estate
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Fort Wood Historic District (added 1979 - - #79002437)
Roughly bounded by Palmetto, McCallie, Central and 5th Sts. , Chattanooga
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Patton,Samuel
Architectural Style:
Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian
Historic Person:
Multiple
Significant Year:
1910, 1988, 1900
Area of Significance:
Education, Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce, Engineering, Social History, Communications
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Clubhouse, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Clubhouse, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Fountain Square (added 1979 - - #79002438)
600--622 Georgia Ave. and 317 Oak St. , Chattanooga
Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bearden & Deacon, Hunt,R.H.
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Educational Related Housing, Single Dwelling, Street Furniture/Object
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Educational Related Housing, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Street Furniture/Object
Glenwood Historic District (added 1989 - - #89000861)
Roughly bounded by Parkwood Dr., Glenwood Dr., Oak St., and Derby St. , Chattanooga
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Betts,Edward E.
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
King, M. L., Boulevard Historic District (added 1984 - - #84003551)
Roughly M. L. King Blvd. between Browns and University Sts. , Chattanooga
Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Black, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Clubhouse, Correctional Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Social, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Clubhouse, Multiple Dwelling, Specialty Store
Lookout Mountain Caverns and Cavern Castle (added 1985 - - #85002969)
Also known as Ruby Falls
Scenic Hwy. , Chattanooga
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Market Square-Patten Parkway (added 1980 - - #80003816)
Also known as Patten Parkway
Roughly bounded by E. 8th, and E. 9th Sts., Georgia and Lindsay Aves. , Chattanooga
Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture, Commerce, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Organizational, Professional, Road-Related, Specialty Store, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Landscape, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Park, Professional, Specialty Store
Market Street Warehouse Historic District (added 1984 - - #84003554)
Also known as Stone Fort Block
1118-1148 Market St. , Chattanooga
Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et al., Downing,T.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Warehouse
Market and Main Streets Historic District (added 1992 - - #92000927)
Also known as See Also:Terminal Station;Southern Railway Freight Depot
Roughly bounded by Cowart, King, Market and Main Sts. , Chattanooga
Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Baker,Donn
Architectural Style:
Other, Chicago
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Manufacturing Facility, Processing Site, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Business, Hotel, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Warehouse
Missionary Ridge Historic District (added 1996 - - #95001257)
Also known as See also:Chickamaugga-Chattanooga National Military Park
N. and S. Crest Rd. from Delong Reservation to 700 S. Crest Rd. , Chattanooga
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Patton, Samuel, et al., Hunt, Reuben Harrison
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Queen Anne, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Military, Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal, Private
Historic Function:
Defense, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Battle Site, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Defense, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Battle Site, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Moccasin Bend Archeological District (added 1986 - - #86003510)
Also known as See Also:Moccasin Bend MRA
Address Restricted , Chattanooga
BrineStans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Military, Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Late Archaic, American,Military, Woodland
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1500-1599, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC
Owner:
State, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Defense, Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Battle Site, Graves/Burials, Village Site
Current Function:
Health Care, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Hospital, Underwater
Signal Mountain Historic District (added 2001 - - #01000729)
Roughly along James Blvd., Brady Point Rd., and Signal Point Rd., , Signal Mountain
Sesamehoneytart, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Alsup, J.D.
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
St. Elmo Historic District (added 1982 - - #82003976)
Alabama, St. Elmo, and Tennessee Aves. , Chattanooga
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Standard--Coosa--Thatcher Mills (added 2014 - - #14001106)
Chattanooga, Chattanooga
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Stringer Ridge Historic District (added 1984 - - #84003557)
Address Restricted , Chattanooga
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Military
Cultural Affiliation:
Civil War
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Fortification
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum Rolling Stock (added 1980 - - #80003824)
2022 N. Chamberlain Ave. , Chattanooga
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
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