List of National Historic Landmarks in Tennessee

This complete list of National Historic Landmarks in Tennessee leads all objects and sites in the US -amerikanischen State Tennessee , which in this state as a National Historic Landmark classified (NHL) and under the supervision of the National Park Service are. These buildings, districts, objects and other sites meet certain criteria with regard to their national importance. This list leads the objects according to the official designations in the National Register of Historic Places .

Distinction to the National Register of Historic Places

All NHLs are automatically included in the NRHP, a list of historic buildings that the National Park Service declares as monuments . The main difference between an NHL and a general NRHP record is the statewide significance that NHLs have, while most of the other records are of only local or state interest.

Legend

NHL	National Historic Landmark
NHLD	National Historic Landmark District

Current NHLs in Tennessee

	Name of the site	image	year	place	county	description
1	Beale Street		1966	Memphis 35 ° 8 ′ 22 "  N , 90 ° 3 ′ 7"  W.	Shelby County	The almost three kilometer long road is considered the "home of the blues ". The street is now a lively district with many bars and theaters.
2	William Blount Mansion		1935	Knoxville 35 ° 57 ′ 40 "  N , 83 ° 54 ′ 54.7"  W.	Knox County	From 1749 to 1800 the home of William Blount , governor of the Southwest Territory that became the state of Tennessee.
3	Chucalissa Site		1994	Memphis 35 ° 3 '45 "  N , 90 ° 7' 44"  W.	Shelby County	Archaeological site from the Mississippi civilization
4th	Delta Queen (paddle steamer)		1989	Chattanooga 35 ° 3 ′ 35.6 "  N , 85 ° 18 ′ 31"  W.	Hamilton County	River steamship built in 1927
5	Fort Loudoun		1965	Vonore 35 ° 35 ′ 45 ″  N , 84 ° 12 ′ 13 ″  W	Monroe County	British fort built on the banks of the Tennessee River during the French and Indian War in 1756
6th	Fort Pillow		1974	Fort Pillow 35 ° 38 '10 "  N , 89 ° 50' 32"  W.	Lauderdale County	After the Confederate victorious Battle of Fort Pillow in 1864, 229 captured black Union soldiers were massacred. "Remember Fort Pillow" became the battle cry of black Union troops for the rest of the civil war .
7th	Franklin Battlefield		1960	Franklin 35 ° 54 '13 "  N , 86 ° 51' 58"  W.	Williamson County	Site of the Battle of Franklin on November 30, 1864, in which the Confederates were victorious but suffered great losses
8th	George Peabody College for Teachers		1965	Nashville 36 ° 8 ′ 30 "  N , 86 ° 47 ′ 55"  W.	Davidson County	College founded in 1875, now part of Vanderbilt University in Nashville
9	Graceland		2006	Memphis 35 ° 2 '46 "  N , 90 ° 1' 23"  W.	Shelby County	Residence of Elvis Presley from 1957 until his death in 1977 ; the singer's grave is on the grounds of the estate
10	The Hermitage		1960	Nashville 36 ° 12 '53.9 "  N , 86 ° 36' 46.7"  W.	Davidson County	From 1804 until his death in 1845, the plantation was the residence of the seventh US President Andrew Jackson , who served from 1829 to 1837.
11	Hiram Masonic Lodge No. 7th		1973	Franklin 35 ° 55 '32 "  N , 86 ° 52' 13.5"  W.	Williamson County	Oldest Masonic lodge in continuous use ; 1830 place of the treaty of the US government with the Chickasaw ( Treaty of Franklin ); which came about through the Indian Removal Act and led to the "resettlement" of the tribe in the Indian territory. ( Path of tears )
12	Jubilee Hall, Fisk University		1974	Nashville 36 ° 10 ′ 8 "  N , 86 ° 48 ′ 17"  W.	Davidson County	The Fisk University was founded after the end of civil war in 1865 for blacks. The Jubilee Hall building, completed in 1876 in Victorian style, is now the oldest building on campus.
13	Long Island of the Holston		1960	Kingsport 36 ° 31 ′ 49 ″  N , 82 ° 33 ′ 39 ″  W.	Sullivan County	Island in the Holston River , which was considered sacred ground by the Cherokee . Daniel Boone began from here to create the section of the Wilderness Road to the Cumberland Gap . Due to the later strong industrialization and the associated loss of historical character, the NPS employees recommended that the NHL status be revoked in the 1990s
14th	Moccasin Bend Archeological District		1986	Chattanooga location not published	Hamilton County	Archaeological site
15th	Montgomery Bell Tunnel		1994	White Bluff 36 ° 8 '48.6 "  N , 87 ° 7' 19.4"  W.	Cheatham County	Oldest known tunnel in the United States; Water tunnel built 1818–1819 on behalf of the entrepreneur Montgomery Bell
16	Mountain Branch, National Home For Disabled Volunteer Soldiers		2011	Johnson City 36 ° 18 ′ 38 "  N , 82 ° 22 ′ 24"  W.	Washington County
17th	Old First Presbyterian Church		1993	Nashville 36 ° 9 ′ 46.8 "  N , 86 ° 46 ′ 47.3"  W.	Davidson County	Church building designed by architect William Strickland, completed in 1849
18th	Pinson Mounds		1964	Pinson 35 ° 29 ′ 52 ″  N , 88 ° 40 ′ 57 ″  W.	Madison County	Archaeological site with traces of settlement dating back 5,000 years; the main finds come from the Woodland period , which preceded the Mississippi culture .
19th	James K. Polk House		1961	Columbia 35 ° 36 '53.7 "  N , 87 ° 2' 14.4"  W.	Maury County	Former home of James K. Polk , who later became the eleventh US President
20th	Rattle and Snap		1971	Columbia 35 ° 33 '40.1 "  N , 87 ° 9' 22.6"  W.	Maury County	Manor house built in 1845 in the Greek Revival style
21st	Rhea County Courthouse		1976	Dayton 35 ° 29 ′ 41.7 "  N , 85 ° 0 ′ 45.6"  W.	Rhea County	In the courthouse, the Scopes Trial took place in 1925 , in which the teacher John Thomas Scopes stood trial for advocating the evolutionary "theory" . This process attracted nationwide attention and, among other things, provided the template for several films.
22nd	Ryman Auditorium		2001	Nashville 36 ° 9 ′ 40.6 "  N , 86 ° 46 ′ 42.6"  W.	Davidson County	The concert hall is one of the cult places of country music . From 1943 to 1974 it housed the Grand Ole Opry .
23	Siege and Battle of Corinth Sites		1991	Pocahontas , TN, Corinth ,  MS 35 ° 1 ′ 51 "  N , 88 ° 47 ′ 44"  W.	Hardeman County , Alcorn County , Mississippi	Area on both sides of the border between Tennessee and Mississippi, on which three battles in the American Civil War took place: First Battle of Corinth (April 29 to May 30, 1862), Second Battle of Corinth (October 3 and 4, 1862) and the battle at Hatchies Bridge (October 5, 1862). All ended with a victory for the Union troops.
24	Shiloh Indian Mounds Site		1989	Hurley 35 ° 9 ′ 9 ″  N , 88 ° 19 ′ 23 ″  W.	Hardin County	Archaeological site from the Mississippi civilization and Woodland period
25th	Sun Record Company		2003	Memphis 35 ° 8 ′ 21.3 "  N , 90 ° 2 ′ 15.6"  W.	Shelby County	Independent record label founded in 1952 by hobby musician Sam Phillips in Memphis (Tennessee) . The label set trends in the development of rhythm and blues , rockabilly and rock 'n' roll music.
26th	Sycamore Shoals		1964	Elizabethton 36 ° 20 ′ 33 "  N , 82 ° 15 ′ 21"  W.	Carter County	The Treaty of Sycamore Shoals with the Cherokee was closed here. The Indians then ceded 81,000 km² of land, which today mostly belongs to the present state of Kentucky .
27	Tennessee State Capitol		1971	Nashville 36 ° 9 ′ 57 "  N , 86 ° 47 ′ 3"  W.	Davidson County	Greek Revival style building constructed from 1845 to 1859 under the architect William Strickland
28	Wynnewood		1971	Castalian Springs 36 ° 23 ′ 39 "  N , 86 ° 18 ′ 59"  W.	Sumner County	First white settlement in central Tennessee, of which six log cabins remain today.
29	X-10 Reactor, Oak Ridge National Laboratory		1965	Oak Ridge 35 ° 55 ′ 34.8 "  N , 84 ° 18 ′ 59.3"  W.	Roane County	Experimental reactor built in 1943 as part of the Manhattan Project
30th	Sgt. Alvin C. York State Historic Park		1976	Pall Mall 36 ° 32 ′ 32 "  N , 84 ° 57 ′ 37"  W.	Fentress County	Property given to veteran Alvin C. York in recognition of his accomplishments in World War I.

Previous entries

	Name of the site	image	year	place	county	description
1	Isaac Franklin Plantation		1977	Gallatin 36 ° 21 '55.4 "  N , 86 ° 28' 41.8"  W.	Sumner County	Estate of slave trader and plantation owner Isaac Franklin built in 1832 ; Due to the development of the neighborhood, which resulted from a golf course and the surrounding infrastructure, the property lost its historically relevant character and was deleted from the register in 2005
2	Union Station (Nashville)		1975	Nashville 36 ° 9 '25.9 "  N , 86 ° 47' 5.3"  W.	Davidson County	The station was built in the 1890s by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad as a hub for passenger traffic. In 2001 the station concourse collapsed, which led to it being deleted from the register in 2003. The reception building now serves as a hotel and is still listed in the NRHP under the reference number 69000178.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} National Park Service: National Historic Landmarks Program: Questions and Answers ( English ) Retrieved September 16, 2012.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h} List of National Historic Landmarks in Tennessee . National Park Service , accessed October 27, 2017.
3. ↑ James McPherson: Battle Cry of Freedom . Penguin Books, 1990, p. 748
4. ^ Withdrawal of NHL Designation.Retrieved September 16, 2012
5. ^ Withdrawal of NHL Designation.Retrieved September 16, 2012

Web links

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• National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State - Tennessee ( English , PDF; 22 kB) National Park Service. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
• National Historic Landmarks Program - National Park Service
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