National Register of Historic Places listings in Polk County, Tennessee


Location of Polk County in Tennessee

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Polk County, Tennessee.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Polk County, Tennessee, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map.[1]

There are 18 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.

Contents: Counties in Tennessee
Anderson – Bedford – Benton – Bledsoe – Blount – Bradley – Campbell – Cannon – Carroll – Carter – Cheatham – Chester – Claiborne – Clay – Cocke – Coffee – Crockett – Cumberland – Davidson – Decatur – DeKalb – Dickson – Dyer – Fayette – Fentress – Franklin – Gibson – Giles – Grainger – Greene – Grundy – Hamblen – Hamilton – Hancock – Hardeman – Hardin – Hawkins – Haywood – Henderson – Henry – Hickman – Houston – Humphreys – Jackson – Jefferson – Johnson – Knox – Lake – Lauderdale – Lawrence – Lewis – Lincoln – Loudon – Macon – Madison – Marion – Marshall – Maury – McMinn – McNairy – Meigs – Monroe – Montgomery – Moore – Morgan – Obion – Overton – Perry – Pickett – Polk – Putnam – Rhea – Roane – Robertson – Rutherford – Scott – Sequatchie – Sevier – Shelby – Smith – Stewart – Sullivan – Sumner – Tipton – Trousdale – Unicoi – Union – Van Buren – Warren – Washington – Wayne – Weakley – White – Williamson – Wilson


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted March 15, 2024.[2]

Current listings

[3] Name on the Register[4] Image Date listed[5] Location City or town Description
1 Burra Burra Mine Historic District
Burra Burra Mine Historic District
Burra Burra Mine Historic District
March 17, 1983
(#83003059)
State Route 68 and Burra St.
35°02′07″N 84°22′46″W / 35.035278°N 84.379444°W / 35.035278; -84.379444 (Burra Burra Mine Historic District)
Ducktown
2 Buzzard's Roost Historic District May 15, 1992
(#92000451)
301-400 College, 420-430 Ell and 129-186 Main Sts., 400-415 School House Rd., and 211 and 215 State Route 68
35°01′59″N 84°23′04″W / 35.033056°N 84.384444°W / 35.033056; -84.384444 (Buzzard's Roost Historic District)
Ducktown
3 Center & Abernathy Store Building September 2, 1992
(#92001071)
23-33 Ocoee St.
34°59′18″N 84°22′16″W / 34.988333°N 84.371111°W / 34.988333; -84.371111 (Center & Abernathy Store Building)
Copperhill
4 Central Headframe September 2, 1992
(#92001073)
State Route 68 south of its junction with U.S. Routes 64/74
35°01′16″N 84°22′55″W / 35.021111°N 84.381944°W / 35.021111; -84.381944 (Central Headframe)
Ducktown
5 Copeland House
Copeland House
Copeland House
April 5, 1984
(#84003674)
Cookson Creek Rd.
35°05′04″N 84°40′10″W / 35.084444°N 84.669444°W / 35.084444; -84.669444 (Copeland House)
Parksville
6 Copperhill Historic District May 15, 1992
(#92000449)
Roughly bounded by Hill, Prospect, Main, and Riverview Sts.
Boundary increase (listed July 16, 2008, refnum 08000688): Roughly bounded by Depaul St., Depot St., and Main St.

34°59′22″N 84°22′10″W / 34.989444°N 84.369444°W / 34.989444; -84.369444 (Copperhill Historic District)
Copperhill
7 Ducktown Historic District
Ducktown Historic District
Ducktown Historic District
May 15, 1992
(#92000450)
Roughly bounded by State Route 68 and an alley 2 blocks northwest of Main St.
35°02′13″N 84°22′55″W / 35.036944°N 84.381944°W / 35.036944; -84.381944 (Ducktown Historic District)
Ducktown
8 Isabella Managers' Row May 15, 1992
(#92000448)
Ducktown-Isabella Rd. north of U.S. Route 64
35°01′28″N 84°21′37″W / 35.024444°N 84.360278°W / 35.024444; -84.360278 (Isabella Managers' Row)
Isabella
9 Kimsey Junior College
Kimsey Junior College
Kimsey Junior College
September 2, 1992
(#92001072)
244 State Route 68
35°03′02″N 84°23′20″W / 35.050556°N 84.388889°W / 35.050556; -84.388889 (Kimsey Junior College)
Ducktown
10 Knoxville Southern Railroad Historic District
Knoxville Southern Railroad Historic District
Knoxville Southern Railroad Historic District
March 21, 2007
(#07000187)
Former Knoxville Southern railroad line from near Reliance to near Farner
35°10′29″N 84°23′53″W / 35.174777°N 84.398126°W / 35.174777; -84.398126 (Knoxville Southern Railroad Historic District)
Reliance
11 Newtown Historic District May 15, 1992
(#92000452)
510-521 1st, 538-730 2nd, and 580-730 3rd Sts.
34°59′36″N 84°22′15″W / 34.993333°N 84.370833°W / 34.993333; -84.370833 (Newtown Historic District)
Copperhill
12 Ocoee No. 1 Hydroelectric Station
Ocoee No. 1 Hydroelectric Station
Ocoee No. 1 Hydroelectric Station
July 5, 1990
(#90001003)
Junction of U.S. Route 64 and the Ocoee River
35°05′40″N 84°38′52″W / 35.094444°N 84.647778°W / 35.094444; -84.647778 (Ocoee No. 1 Hydroelectric Station)
Parksville
13 Ocoee Hydroelectric Plant No. 2
Ocoee Hydroelectric Plant No. 2
Ocoee Hydroelectric Plant No. 2
October 31, 1979
(#79002453)
U.S. Route 64
35°04′58″N 84°29′28″W / 35.082778°N 84.491111°W / 35.082778; -84.491111 (Ocoee Hydroelectric Plant No. 2)
Ocoee
14 Ocoee No. 3 Hydroelectric Project
Ocoee No. 3 Hydroelectric Project
Ocoee No. 3 Hydroelectric Project
August 14, 2017
(#100001473)
1988 US 64
35°02′26″N 84°28′00″W / 35.040556°N 84.466667°W / 35.040556; -84.466667 (Ocoee No. 3 Hydroelectric Project)
Benton
15 Polk County Courthouse
Polk County Courthouse
Polk County Courthouse
June 24, 1993
(#93000562)
Bounded by U.S. Route 411 and Ward, Commerce, and Main Sts.
35°10′24″N 84°39′12″W / 35.173333°N 84.653333°W / 35.173333; -84.653333 (Polk County Courthouse)
Benton
16 Reliance Historic District March 13, 1986
(#86000350)
Roughly bounded by New Reliance and Power House Rds., State Route 30, and the Hiwassee River
35°11′23″N 84°30′08″W / 35.189722°N 84.502222°W / 35.189722; -84.502222 (Reliance Historic District)
Reliance
17 Nancy Ward Tomb
Nancy Ward Tomb
Nancy Ward Tomb
April 11, 1973
(#73001815)
South of Benton on U.S. Route 411
35°09′51″N 84°40′50″W / 35.164167°N 84.680556°W / 35.164167; -84.680556 (Nancy Ward Tomb)
Benton
18 William Wiggins House
William Wiggins House
William Wiggins House
December 2, 1993
(#93001355)
Northeastern corner of the junction of Main and Ward Sts.
35°10′26″N 84°39′12″W / 35.173889°N 84.653333°W / 35.173889; -84.653333 (William Wiggins House)
Benton

See also

References

  1. ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
  2. ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved March 15, 2024.
  3. ^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
  5. ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
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