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Headquarters Chief of Artillery Department of the Cumberland

Headquarters Chief of Artillery Department of the Cumberland

Photograph shows rows of carts and cannons in front of the buildings. No. 4515. Mounted with five other photographs with general caption: Views at Chattanooga, Tennessee. Photograph is half of a stereograph pa... More

Camps at Stevenson Ala. March 4-1864

Camps at Stevenson Ala. March 4-1864

Naive (self-taught) image with cabins in foreground, men in carriage pulling cannon lower left, tents, cabins and fort in background. Signed lower right: G.H. Blakeslee March 4 - T.E. 1864. Title inscribed in r... More

Knoxville, Tenn., from the cupola of University of East Tennessee, March 1864

Knoxville, Tenn., from the cupola of University of East Tennessee, Mar...

Transfer; LC Manuscript Division; December 20, 1985; DLC/PP-1985:644. Forms part of: Visual materials from the papers of O.M. Poe. No. 19. Landmarks labeled on image.

The United States monitor "Neosho" engaging three Rebel batteries on the Cumberland, below Nashville, Dec. 6, 1864 / sketched by Adam Rohe.

The United States monitor "Neosho" engaging three Rebel batteries on t...

Published in: Harper's weekly, 1864. Public domain photograph of a navy ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bird's eye view of the city of Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee 1870.

Bird's eye view of the city of Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee 1870...

Public domain aerial photograph, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph of a city streets, cityscape, urban environment, buildings, free to use, no copyright restrictions... More

Senior preparatory class of Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn., before 1906

Senior preparatory class of Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn., before ...

Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cumberland River, July 1891, Lower Mitre Sill, Lock No. 1--Looking down W

Cumberland River, July 1891, Lower Mitre Sill, Lock No. 1--Looking dow...

No. 20. Photograph from monthly report for July, 1891, for improving Cumberland River above Nashville, Tenn.

[Horses and carriages in front of funeral home of C.W. Franklin, undertaker, Chattanooga, Tennessee]

[Horses and carriages in front of funeral home of C.W. Franklin, under...

Images collected by W.E.B. Du Bois and Thomas J. Calloway for the "American Negro Exhibit" at the Paris Exposition of 1900 (Exposition universelle internationale de 1900).

B.E. view, Chatanooga [sic], Tenn.,  Panoramic Photograph

B.E. view, Chatanooga [sic], Tenn., Panoramic Photograph

H121212 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Haines Photo Co.; January 4, 1909. Copyright claimant's address: Conneaut, O.

Ladies class, First Christian Church Sunday School, Canton, Ohio, June 7, 1914

Ladies class, First Christian Church Sunday School, Canton, Ohio, June...

J193407 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; I. A. Miller; June 17, 1914; DLC/PP-1914:44818.

Tennessee Coal & Iron Company Church, State Route 150 at Morgan Road, Bessemer, Jefferson County, AL

Tennessee Coal & Iron Company Church, State Route 150 at Morgan Road, ...

Survey number: HAER AL-89 Public domain photograph of a church building, chapel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Liquor store on Cotton Row, Front Street, Memphis, Tennessee

Liquor store on Cotton Row, Front Street, Memphis, Tennessee

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Secondhand clothing stores and pawn shops on Beale Street, Memphis, Tennessee

Secondhand clothing stores and pawn shops on Beale Street, Memphis, Te...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Christ Church Episcopal, founded by Englishmen and Americans as a colony for people of high breeding in the community of Rugby near Nashville, Tennessee

Christ Church Episcopal, founded by Englishmen and Americans as a colo...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Reenactment of Civil War siege of April 1862, Bridgeport, Alabama

Reenactment of Civil War siege of April 1862, Bridgeport, Alabama

Located in Northeast Alabama on the Tennessee River, Bridgeport was a strategic town on the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad during the American Civil War. More than one conflict was fought at and near Bridge... More

As Bernard McDaniel makes clear here, not every used muffler at Mufflers, Etc., in Senatobia, Mississippi, was discarded

As Bernard McDaniel makes clear here, not every used muffler at Muffle...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. A couple were used to create a colorful roadside promotion for the shop. The camera GPS reading erroneously places this image in Frank... More

Nashville, Tennessee. Railroad depot. American Civil War glass negative.

Nashville, Tennessee. Railroad depot. American Civil War glass negativ...

Caption from negative sleeve: Nashville, Tenn., Railroad Depot. Photographer's name attributed in Civil War caption books. Two plates form left (LC-B811-2652B) and right (LC-B811-2652A) halves of a stereograph ... More

Stencil House, Log Barn, Clifton, Wayne County, TN

Stencil House, Log Barn, Clifton, Wayne County, TN

Survey number: HABS TN-190-A Public domain photograph of a barn, farm, small home in Sweden, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Old Beersheba Inn, Dahlgren House (Cottage), Armfield Avenue, Beersheba Springs, Grundy County, TN

Old Beersheba Inn, Dahlgren House (Cottage), Armfield Avenue, Beersheb...

Survey number: HABS TN-54-F Public domain photograph of Tennessee, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Immanuel Episcopal Church, Second Street, La Grange, Fayette County, TN

Immanuel Episcopal Church, Second Street, La Grange, Fayette County, T...

Significance: This Protestant Episcopal Church was first established as a mission in 1832. It was established through the efforts of Mrs. Mary Hayes Gloster, a widow from Warrington, N.C. Her slaves built the... More

Belmont, Belmont Boulevard & Wedgewood, Nashville, Davidson County, TN

Belmont, Belmont Boulevard & Wedgewood, Nashville, Davidson County, TN

Significance: Built in 1850 by Col. J.A.S. Acklen and his wife, Adelicia, Belmont was considered at that time to be one of the finest private residences in the south. Designed in the manner of an Italian Renai... More

Belmont, Belmont Boulevard & Wedgewood, Nashville, Davidson County, TN

Belmont, Belmont Boulevard & Wedgewood, Nashville, Davidson County, TN

Significance: Built in 1850 by Col. J.A.S. Acklen and his wife, Adelicia, Belmont was considered at that time to be one of the finest private residences in the south. Designed in the manner of an Italian Renai... More

Belmont, Belmont Boulevard & Wedgewood, Nashville, Davidson County, TN

Belmont, Belmont Boulevard & Wedgewood, Nashville, Davidson County, TN

Significance: Built in 1850 by Col. J.A.S. Acklen and his wife, Adelicia, Belmont was considered at that time to be one of the finest private residences in the south. Designed in the manner of an Italian Renai... More

Christ Episcopal Church, Central Avenue (State Route 52), Rugby, Morgan County, TN

Christ Episcopal Church, Central Avenue (State Route 52), Rugby, Morga...

Survey number: HABS TN-44 Public domain photograph of a church building, chapel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rock Castle, Indian Lake Road (Berry Lane), Hendersonville, Sumner County, TN

Rock Castle, Indian Lake Road (Berry Lane), Hendersonville, Sumner Cou...

Significance: Built by General Daniel Smith, a pioneer of Tennessee, Rock Castle was the first of three stone houses to be erected in Sumner County. Reminiscent of the simple homes of the Eastern Seaboard from... More

Poston Block, 126-130 Public Square, Clarksville, Montgomery County, TN

Poston Block, 126-130 Public Square, Clarksville, Montgomery County, T...

Significance: This block of three buildings is the oldest complex used for business purposes in Montgomery County, Tennessee. They bear a remarkable resemblance to Philadelphia stores of the same period, possi... More

Campbell House, Cumberland Avenue & Central Street, Knoxville, Knox County, TN

Campbell House, Cumberland Avenue & Central Street, Knoxville, Knox Co...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-4 Survey number: HABS TN-103 Building/structure dates: ca. 1840 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 19t1 Subsequent Work Building... More

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Mountain Branch, Director's House, Lamont & Veterans Way, Johnson City, Washington County, TN

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Mountain Branch, Direct...

Survey number: HABS TN-254-H Public domain photograph of a house, residential property, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Mountain Branch, Hospital, Lamont & Veterans Way, Johnson City, Washington County, TN

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Mountain Branch, Hospit...

Name was corrected to reflect the proper name: National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Mountain Branch Significance: Built in 1901-03, the Hospital was a key structure on the original Beaux-Arts campus f... More

Sparkman Street Bridge, Spanning Cumberland River, Nashville, Davidson County, TN

Sparkman Street Bridge, Spanning Cumberland River, Nashville, Davidson...

Significance: The bridge possesses state level engineering significance as an example of the through Parker and camelback truss types for its uncommon concrete trusses. The bridge possesses local significance a... More

Stencil House, Clifton, Wayne County, TN

Stencil House, Clifton, Wayne County, TN

Significance: This small wood farmhouse is noteworthy for its extant stencil work on the interior. Survey number: HABS TN-190

First Presbyterian Church, McCallis Avenue & Douglas Street, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN

First Presbyterian Church, McCallis Avenue & Douglas Street, Chattanoo...

Survey number: HABS TN-28 Public domain photograph of Tennessee, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

DeVault Tavern, North Tennessee Route 81, Leesburg, Washington County, TN

DeVault Tavern, North Tennessee Route 81, Leesburg, Washington County,...

Significance: The DeVault Tavern, built 1819-1821, is a well preserved and excellent example of an early 19th century stagecoach inn and tavern. This stop served the route tying Knoxville and Nashville with th... More

DeVault Tavern, North Tennessee Route 81, Leesburg, Washington County, TN

DeVault Tavern, North Tennessee Route 81, Leesburg, Washington County,...

Significance: The DeVault Tavern, built 1819-1821, is a well preserved and excellent example of an early 19th century stagecoach inn and tavern. This stop served the route tying Knoxville and Nashville with th... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Foothills Parkway, From Chilowee to Walland & from Cosby to I-40, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Foothills Parkway...

Significance: The Foothills Parkway originated from the federal government's decision to locate the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. Both North Carolina and Tennessee lobbied for the road, and with the an... More

Buena Vista Ford Bridge, Spanning Round Lick Creek on McClanahan Road, Carthage, Smith County, TN

Buena Vista Ford Bridge, Spanning Round Lick Creek on McClanahan Road,...

Significance: The bridge is significant for its unusually long length for a Pony Pratt truss and for its "fish-bellied" bottom chords. The bridge also derives significance from its association with W.T. Young B... More

Hundred Oaks, Oak Street near U.S. Route 64, Winchester, Franklin County, TN

Hundred Oaks, Oak Street near U.S. Route 64, Winchester, Franklin Coun...

Significance: Hundred Oaks was begun 1889-1892. It was built for Arthur Handly Marks, a local wealthy dilettante, of local materials, by local craftsmen. Its architecture, though based on Scottish precedents,... More

Hundred Oaks, Oak Street near U.S. Route 64, Winchester, Franklin County, TN

Hundred Oaks, Oak Street near U.S. Route 64, Winchester, Franklin Coun...

Significance: Hundred Oaks was begun 1889-1892. It was built for Arthur Handly Marks, a local wealthy dilettante, of local materials, by local craftsmen. Its architecture, though based on Scottish precedents,... More

Mountain Home National Cemetery, Mountain Home, Washington County, TN

Mountain Home National Cemetery, Mountain Home, Washington County, TN

Survey number: HALS TN-4 Public domain photograph - cemetery, graves, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mountain Home National Cemetery, Mountain Home, Washington County, TN

Mountain Home National Cemetery, Mountain Home, Washington County, TN

Survey number: HALS TN-4 Public domain photograph of a desert, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mountain Home National Cemetery, Mountain Home, Washington County, TN

Mountain Home National Cemetery, Mountain Home, Washington County, TN

Survey number: HALS TN-4 Public domain photograph of a desert, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Shiloh National Military Park Tour Roads, Shiloh, Hardin County, TN

Shiloh National Military Park Tour Roads, Shiloh, Hardin County, TN

Significance: Shiloh National Military Park is one of the earliest national battlefield parks. The 3,972 acre park is located in rural Hardin County in southwestern Tennessee. It was established in 1894, makin... More

Shiloh National Military Park Tour Roads, Shiloh, Hardin County, TN

Shiloh National Military Park Tour Roads, Shiloh, Hardin County, TN

Significance: Shiloh National Military Park is one of the earliest national battlefield parks. The 3,972 acre park is located in rural Hardin County in southwestern Tennessee. It was established in 1894, makin... More

Boulevard Bridge, Spanning Wagner Creek at Old Dechard-Winchester Road, Decherd, Franklin County, TN

Boulevard Bridge, Spanning Wagner Creek at Old Dechard-Winchester Road...

Significance: The bridge is a representative, yet attractive, example of a through Pratt steel truss. The most unique and significant feature of the bridge is its unusual skewed portal treatrment. Survey numbe... More

Boulevard Bridge, Spanning Wagner Creek at Old Dechard-Winchester Road, Decherd, Franklin County, TN

Boulevard Bridge, Spanning Wagner Creek at Old Dechard-Winchester Road...

Significance: The bridge is a representative, yet attractive, example of a through Pratt steel truss. The most unique and significant feature of the bridge is its unusual skewed portal treatrment. Survey numbe... More

Campbell House, State Highway 20, Tennessee Street, Courtland, Lawrence County, AL

Campbell House, State Highway 20, Tennessee Street, Courtland, Lawrenc...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-34 Survey number: HABS AL-383

Old Beersheba Inn, Bass House (Cottage), Armfield Avenue, Beersheba Springs, Grundy County, TN

Old Beersheba Inn, Bass House (Cottage), Armfield Avenue, Beersheba Sp...

Survey number: HABS TN-54-J Public domain photograph of Victorian style building, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Mountain Branch, Mess Hall, Lamont & Veterans Way, Johnson City, Washington County, TN

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Mountain Branch, Mess H...

Significance: The Mess Hall was the visual and practical centerpiece of the Mountain Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers (NHDVS), a Beaux Arts campus of French Renaissance Revival struct... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Elkmont Road, Between Little River Road & Elkmont Campground, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Elkmont Road, Bet...

Survey number: HAER TN-35-P Public domain photograph of a house, residential property, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Unidentified soldier in Union officer's uniform at Point Lookout, Tennessee, sitting with cavalry saber in hand and slouch hat resting beside him on a rock]

[Unidentified soldier in Union officer's uniform at Point Lookout, Ten...

Photo shows an officer who posed for the Linns, who left Ohio to photograph the Army of the Cumberland. In late 1863, after the battles of Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge, the pair set up a studio near P... More

Memphis Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River, Memphis, Shelby County, TN

Memphis Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River, Memphis, Shelby County, TN

See also HAER NE-2 for additional documentation. Significance: Designated a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark because it was the third longest railroad bridge in the world at 790' when completed. It... More

Chattanooga National Military Park Tour Roads, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN

Chattanooga National Military Park Tour Roads, Chattanooga, Hamilton C...

Significance: The Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park tour roads provide access to select areas of the park that commemorate and interpret the conflict between Union and Confederate forces over c... More

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Mountain Branch, Duplex Quarters, Lamont & Veterans Way, Johnson City, Washington County, TN

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Mountain Branch, Duplex...

Survey number: HABS TN-254-O Public domain photograph of a house, residential property, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Mountain Branch, Chapel, Lamont & Veterans Way, Johnson City, Washington County, TN

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Mountain Branch, Chapel...

Significance: The Chapel was constructed in 1904-05 as part of the original Beaux-Arts campus ensemble for the Mountain Branch the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers (NHDVS). The NHDVS was a federal... More

Dickson-Williams Mansion, North Irish & West Church Streets, Greeneville, Greene County, TN

Dickson-Williams Mansion, North Irish & West Church Streets, Greenevil...

Significance: In converting this early nineteenth century building into a hospital, much of the original structure has been concealed. Many famous people were entertained here, including Presidents Andrew Jack... More

Roane County Courthouse, Public Square (119 Court Street), Kingston, Roane County, TN

Roane County Courthouse, Public Square (119 Court Street), Kingston, R...

Significance: One of Tennessee's seven remaining ante-bellum courthouses, the Roane County Courthouse built by local and German emigree talent is a confident regional architectural statement with allusions to F... More

Littleton-Pettit House, 496 Beale Avenue, Memphis, Shelby County, TN

Littleton-Pettit House, 496 Beale Avenue, Memphis, Shelby County, TN

Survey number: HABS TN-7 Building/structure dates: 1848 Initial Construction

Beale Street Historic District, Memphis, Shelby County, TN

Beale Street Historic District, Memphis, Shelby County, TN

Significance: The Beale Street Historic District is the birthplace and home of the blues. The district includes the Palace and Daisy Theaters, the Hole-in-the-Wall Saloon, and Peewee's Saloon, headquarters of ... More

Asa Kendall House, South Road, Ashby, Middlesex County, MA

Asa Kendall House, South Road, Ashby, Middlesex County, MA

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-45 Survey number: HABS MA-230 Building/structure dates: ca. 1790 Initial Construction

Public Square Commercial Area, 212, 214, 216 Public Square, Nashville, Davidson County, TN

Public Square Commercial Area, 212, 214, 216 Public Square, Nashville,...

Significance: These three three-story commercial buildings adjoin the Morgan-Reeves Building (see HABS No. TN-16) and face south into the Public Square. The cornice of 212 reads "A.G. Adams, 1875" while the ne... More

Public Square Commercial Area, 212, 214, 216 Public Square, Nashville, Davidson County, TN

Public Square Commercial Area, 212, 214, 216 Public Square, Nashville,...

Significance: These three three-story commercial buildings adjoin the Morgan-Reeves Building (see HABS No. TN-16) and face south into the Public Square. The cornice of 212 reads "A.G. Adams, 1875" while the ne... More

Glen Raven, Washington Road, Cedar Hill, Robertson County, TN

Glen Raven, Washington Road, Cedar Hill, Robertson County, TN

Survey number: HABS TN-59 Public domain photograph of Tennessee, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Elkmont Historic District, Millionaire's Row, Murphy Cabin, Little River Trail, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Elkmont Historic District, Millionaire's Row, Murphy Cabin, Little Riv...

Survey number: HABS TN-250-TT National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 94000166

First Presbyterian Church, 154 Fifth Avenue, Nashville, Davidson County, TN

First Presbyterian Church, 154 Fifth Avenue, Nashville, Davidson Count...

Significance: Designed by William Strickland in 1849, the First Presbyterian Church is the largest and best preserved example of an Egyptian Revival church building in America. // Designed in 1849 for the First... More

Tennessee School for the Deaf, Summit Hill Drive & Broadway, Knoxville, Knox County, TN

Tennessee School for the Deaf, Summit Hill Drive & Broadway, Knoxville...

Significance: The building complex was originally constructed for the Tennessee School for the Deaf and was occupied by TSD until 1924 when the City of Knoxville purchased the complex for office use. One other... More

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Mountain Branch, Lamont Street & Veterans Way, Johnson City, Washington County, TN

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Mountain Branch, Lamont...

For additional documentation, see HAER TN-1 & HAER TN-1-A Significance: The Mountain Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers (NHDVS) was built between 1901 and 1905. The NHDVS was a federal... More

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Mountain Branch, Lamont Street & Veterans Way, Johnson City, Washington County, TN

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Mountain Branch, Lamont...

For additional documentation, see HAER TN-1 & HAER TN-1-A Significance: The Mountain Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers (NHDVS) was built between 1901 and 1905. The NHDVS was a federal... More

Tipton-Haynes House, U.S. Highway 19, Johnson City, Washington County, TN

Tipton-Haynes House, U.S. Highway 19, Johnson City, Washington County,...

Survey number: HABS TN-93 Building/structure dates: ca. 1780 Initial Construction

Tivoli Theater, 709-713 Broad Street, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN

Tivoli Theater, 709-713 Broad Street, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN

Significance: The Tivoli Theater, built in 1920-21, is a well preserved and excellent example of the downtown Grand Palace Theater built throughout America in the 1920s. Its elaborate and exotic architectural ... More

Belle Meade, Nashville, Davidson County, TN

Belle Meade, Nashville, Davidson County, TN

Significance: Wall construction: Brick. Size and form: Rectangular, with semi-detached kitchen wing. Number stories: Two and one-half. Front porch: Stone, quarried on place. Rear porch: Wood - with iron ros... More

Liberty Bridge, Spanning Smith Fork Creek on City Road, Liberty, De Kalb County, TN

Liberty Bridge, Spanning Smith Fork Creek on City Road, Liberty, De Ka...

Significance: The Liberty Bridge is a representative example of the Warren pony truss and of the work of the Nashville Bridge Company. It is also a contributing structure in the Liberty Historic District as th... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Small Craft Berthing Facility, Hornet Avenue at Independence Street, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Small Craft Berthing Facility, Hornet A...

Significance: On the morning of 7 December, 1941, the tanker, USS Neosho, was berthed at Wharf F-4 which is located near Berthing Facility S375. It had just completed discharging aviation fuel to the nearby ta... More

Forge Creek Dam-John Cable Mill, Townsend, Blount County, TN

Forge Creek Dam-John Cable Mill, Townsend, Blount County, TN

Significance: The John Cable Mill, powered by an overshot water wheel, is an example of one of the six methods of making meal to be found in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The other methods are the I... More

Forge Creek Dam-John Cable Mill, Townsend, Blount County, TN

Forge Creek Dam-John Cable Mill, Townsend, Blount County, TN

Significance: The John Cable Mill, powered by an overshot water wheel, is an example of one of the six methods of making meal to be found in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The other methods are the I... More

Christopher Johnson Cottage, State Route 126, Lynchburg, Lynchburg, Virginia

Christopher Johnson Cottage, State Route 126, Lynchburg, Lynchburg, Vi...

Significance: The Christopher Johnson Cottage is a one and one-half story frame building dating to about 1764-74. Sometime between the HABS photographs of the 1930s and the image taken in 1979, a door opening o... More

A Block House - A black and white photo of a train on a track

A Block House - A black and white photo of a train on a track

Stereograph showing the block house erected to protect the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad. No. 6669. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic War History, 1861-1865. Forms part of: Civil War Photo... More

Austin Peay Bridge, State Route 56 spanning Cumberland River, Gainesboro, Jackson County, TN

Austin Peay Bridge, State Route 56 spanning Cumberland River, Gainesbo...

Significance: The bridge is the only known extant K-truss in the Federal Highway Administration's Southeast Region. The bridge also is historically significant for its associations with the early development of... More

Elkmont Historic District, Millionaire's Row, Miller Cabin, Little River Trail, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Elkmont Historic District, Millionaire's Row, Miller Cabin, Little Riv...

Survey number: HABS TN-250-UU National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 94000166

Old Beersheba Inn, Armfield House (Cottage), Armfield Avenue, Beersheba Springs, Grundy County, TN

Old Beersheba Inn, Armfield House (Cottage), Armfield Avenue, Beersheb...

Survey number: HABS TN-54-K Public domain photograph of a house, residential property, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Wynnewood, Gallatin-Hartsville Pike (State Highway 25), Castalian Springs, Sumner County, TN

Wynnewood, Gallatin-Hartsville Pike (State Highway 25), Castalian Spri...

Survey number: HABS TN-81 Building/structure dates: 1828 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71000838

Wynnewood, Gallatin-Hartsville Pike (State Highway 25), Castalian Springs, Sumner County, TN

Wynnewood, Gallatin-Hartsville Pike (State Highway 25), Castalian Spri...

Survey number: HABS TN-81 Building/structure dates: 1828 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71000838

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Mountain Branch, Duplex Quarters, Lamont & Veterans Way, Johnson City, Washington County, TN

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Mountain Branch, Duplex...

Significance: The National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers (NHDVS) was a federal institution authorized by Congress in 1865 and charged with caring for Civil War veterans disabled by their military service... More

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Mountain Branch, Quarters, Lamont & Veterans Way, Johnson City, Washington County, TN

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Mountain Branch, Quarte...

Survey number: HABS TN-254-T Public domain photograph of Tennessee, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hassler Bridge, Spanning Obey River at State Route 42, Byrdstown, Pickett County, TN

Hassler Bridge, Spanning Obey River at State Route 42, Byrdstown, Pick...

Significance: The bridge is a late example of metal truss design, which was a standard of the Tennessee Highway Department since 1920. The bridge is also a tangible artifact of the lifestyle and economic change... More

Grange Warehouse, Riverside Street, Clarksville, Montgomery County, TN

Grange Warehouse, Riverside Street, Clarksville, Montgomery County, TN

Significance: From 1876 until WWI era, this brick structure was considered the largest tobacco warehouse in the world. It may still be among the largest brick warehouses. It covers approximately three acres of ... More

Grange Warehouse, Riverside Street, Clarksville, Montgomery County, TN

Grange Warehouse, Riverside Street, Clarksville, Montgomery County, TN

Significance: From 1876 until WWI era, this brick structure was considered the largest tobacco warehouse in the world. It may still be among the largest brick warehouses. It covers approximately three acres of ... More

Stencil House, Smokehouse, Clifton, Wayne County, TN

Stencil House, Smokehouse, Clifton, Wayne County, TN

Survey number: HABS TN-190-C Public domain photograph of Tennessee, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Gatlinburg, Sevie...

Significance: The transportation system of Great Smoky Mountains is representative of NPS park road designs throughout the country. Much of the construction work was undertaken by the Civilian Conservation Cor... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Gatlinburg, Sevie...

Significance: The transportation system of Great Smoky Mountains is representative of NPS park road designs throughout the country. Much of the construction work was undertaken by the Civilian Conservation Cor... More

McPherson Bridge, Spanning Candies Creek at County Road A165, Eureka, Bradley County, TN

McPherson Bridge, Spanning Candies Creek at County Road A165, Eureka, ...

Significance: Most features of the bridge are representative of truss bridges. The vertical members are paired angles with double lacing. The counters and diagonals are I-bars or tie-rods. The top chords and en... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Cataloochee Trail & Turnpike, Between TN-NC state boundary & Cataloochee, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Cataloochee Trail...

Significance: The transportation system of Great Smoky Mountains National Park is representative of NPS park road design and landscape planning throughout the country. Much of the construction, including that ... More

Trigg, Dobbs & Company Warehouse, 1152 Market Street, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN

Trigg, Dobbs & Company Warehouse, 1152 Market Street, Chattanooga, Ham...

Significance: Since construction, the building at 1142 Market Street has been used for warehouse facilities. Its architectural significance is derived from its role as one component of a two block area of mult... More

Second Avenue North, Commercial District, Second Avenue North between Broadway & Church Streets, Nashville, Davidson County, TN

Second Avenue North, Commercial District, Second Avenue North between ...

Significance: Initially known as Market Street, Second Avenue from Broadway to the Public Square was probably the most important business street in Nashville in the last half of the nineteenth century. The blo... More

Second Avenue North, Commercial District, Second Avenue North between Broadway & Church Streets, Nashville, Davidson County, TN

Second Avenue North, Commercial District, Second Avenue North between ...

Significance: Initially known as Market Street, Second Avenue from Broadway to the Public Square was probably the most important business street in Nashville in the last half of the nineteenth century. The blo... More

John Fain Barn, Lone Oaks Estates, near State Route 126, Blountville, Sullivan County, TN

John Fain Barn, Lone Oaks Estates, near State Route 126, Blountville, ...

Significance: This barn was built by John Fain on his "Lone Oak Farm" in the 1890's. It is a very large heavy timber framed structure. It originally housed cattle and horses, and provided storage for hay and ... More

First Presbyterian Church, Church & Nineteenth Streets, Galveston, Galveston County, TX

First Presbyterian Church, Church & Nineteenth Streets, Galveston, Gal...

Significance: An outstanding example of the Norman phase of the Romanesque Revival style, prevalent in this country in the second half of the nineteenth century, the building is architecturally distinguished bo... More

Scott Fitzhugh Bridge, Spanning Tennessee River at State Highway 76, Paris, Henry County, TN

Scott Fitzhugh Bridge, Spanning Tennessee River at State Highway 76, P...

Significance: The bridge is significant as a representative example of the Pratt and Parker through truss types as well as for its historical associations with the State highway system and toll bridge program i... More

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Mountain Branch, Duplex Quarters, Lamont & Veterans Way, Johnson City, Washington County, TN

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Mountain Branch, Duplex...

Survey number: HABS TN-254-P Public domain photograph of Tennessee, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fairvue, U.S. Highway 31-E, Gallatin, Sumner County, TN

Fairvue, U.S. Highway 31-E, Gallatin, Sumner County, TN

Significance: The structure is a fine example of the plantation architecture popular in Tennessee during the 1830-1845 period. Classic details in ornamentation were combined with a Georgian-type structure to c... More

Fairvue, U.S. Highway 31-E, Gallatin, Sumner County, TN

Fairvue, U.S. Highway 31-E, Gallatin, Sumner County, TN

Significance: The structure is a fine example of the plantation architecture popular in Tennessee during the 1830-1845 period. Classic details in ornamentation were combined with a Georgian-type structure to c... More

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