National Register of Historic Places - Tennessee (TN), Rutherford County

Rutherford County Tennessee (Historic Districts) has 11 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Stones River National Battlefield, Stones River National Battlefield (Boundary Increase) and Walter Hill Hydroelectric Station, Caff-E-Hill Farm and East Main Street Historic District.

The famous person William Lytle is associated with one of more of the Rutherford County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Rutherford County places including Robert Andrew Smith. Prominent architectural styles found in Rutherford Country are Greek Revival, Colonial Revival and Late Victorian.

Caff-E-Hill Farm (added 1995 - - #95000412)

3783 Cripple Creek Rd. , Readyville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage

East Main Street Historic District (added 1985 - - #85001516)

Also known as See Also:Palmer,Gen. Joseph B.,House;Collier-Lane-Crichlow H

Roughly E. Main, E. Lytle, College, University and E. Vine Sts. , Murfreesboro

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Late Victorian, Bungalow/Craftsman

Historic Person:

Lytle,William

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Elmwood (Boundary Increase) (added 2007 - - #07000664)

Also known as Rose Hill; Hord Farm, 73001823

5722 Old Nashville Hwy , Murfreesboro

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Military, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Henderson, Logan, Farm (added 2003 - - #03000971)

Also known as RD.1761, Farmington

3600 Manchester Pike , Murfreesboro

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture, Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Natural Feature, Single Dwelling, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Natural Feature, Single Dwelling, Storage

McGill--Becton--Cates Family Farm (added 2005 - - #05001220)

Also known as Cates Farm

2432 Cripple Creek Rd. , Readyville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Murfreesboro Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District (added 2012 - - #12000119)

3400 Lebanon Pike, Murfreesboro

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Health/Medicine, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

North Maney Avenue Historic District (added 1985 - - #85000709)

Also known as See Also:Childress-Ray House

Roughly bounded by N. Maney and N. Highland Aves., E. College St. and N. Academy Ave. , Murfreesboro

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Smith, Robert Andrew, Farm (added 1993 - - #92001712)

Also known as Smith-Sanders

2568 Armstrong Valley Rd. , Murfreesboro

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Smith,Robert Andrew

Architectural Style:

Other, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Stones River National Battlefield (added 1966 - - #66000075)

Also known as Stones River National Military Park

3 mi. NW of Murfreesboro on U.S. 41 , Murfreesboro

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Battle Site

Current Function:

Funerary, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Monument/Marker, Park

Stones River National Battlefield (Boundary Increase) (added 2022 - - #100007434)

Also known as Stones River National Military Park

3501 Old Nashville Hwy., Murfreesboro

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Area of Significance:

Military, Other, Conservation, Landscape Architecture, Engineering, Archeology-Historic Non-Aboriginal, Archeology-Prehistoric, Ethnic Heritage-Black

Walter Hill Hydroelectric Station (added 1990 - - #90001660)

US 231 at Stones R. , Murfreesboro

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Energy Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use