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National Register of Historic Places listings in Cocke County, Tennessee 
Summary
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Cocke County, Tennessee.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Cocke 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 16 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, and two former listings.
| 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 April 12, 2024.[2]
Current listings edit
| [3] | Name on the Register[4] | Image | Date listed[5] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cocke County Courthouse |  |
May 4, 1995 (#95000538) |
111 Court Ave. 35°58′00″N 83°11′05″W / 35.9667°N 83.1847°W | Newport | |
| 2 | Cocke County Memorial Building |  |
September 11, 1997 (#97001139) |
103 N. Cosby Highway 35°58′03″N 83°11′36″W / 35.9675°N 83.1933°W | Newport | |
| 3 | Conway Bridge |  |
November 20, 2009 (#09000948) |
Briar Thicket Rd./Knob Creek Rd. over the Nolichucky River 36°07′21″N 83°07′31″W / 36.1225°N 83.1253°W | Briar Thicket | Extends into Greene County[4] |
| 4 | Walter C. Cureton House |  |
November 29, 2001 (#01001325) |
202 Lincoln Ave. 35°57′44″N 83°10′44″W / 35.9622°N 83.1789°W | Newport | |
| 5 | Elm Hill |  |
May 29, 1975 (#75001742) |
206 W. Riverview St. 35°57′56″N 83°11′27″W / 35.9656°N 83.1908°W | Newport | |
| 6 | English Mountain Fire Lookout Tower | November 20, 2015 (#15000832) |
Carson Springs Rd. 35°54′21″N 83°17′46″W / 35.9057°N 83.296°W | Chestnut Hill | ||
| 7 | Laurel Springs Primitive Baptist Church | April 12, 2021 (#100006382) |
278 Laurel Springs Rd. 35°46′20″N 83°15′30″W / 35.7721°N 83.2582°W | Cosby vicinity | ||
| 8 | Leadvale Coaling Station and Cut-off |  |
December 1, 2014 (#14000997) |
Rankin Bottoms Wildlife Management Area[6] 36°04′45″N 83°14′24″W / 36.0792°N 83.2400°W | Newport | Locally known as the "Rankin Coal Tipple";[7] includes two miles of abandoned Southern Railway lines, together with a bridge abutment and coal tipple[6] |
| 9 | Mount Cammerer Fire Lookout |  |
June 12, 2019 (#100004091) |
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM) - end of Mount Cammerer 35°45′49″N 83°09′41″W / 35.7635°N 83.1614°W | Cosby | |
| 10 | Neas Farm |  |
March 10, 2004 (#04000152) |
3301 Sable Rd. 36°01′56″N 83°00′46″W / 36.0322°N 83.0128°W | Parrottsville | |
| 11 | O'Dell House |  |
April 1, 1975 (#75001744) |
Northeast of Newport on the Greeneville Highway 35°58′55″N 83°09′46″W / 35.9819°N 83.1628°W | Newport | |
| 12 | Rhea-Mims Hotel |  |
July 1, 1998 (#98000822) |
335 East Broadway 35°57′57″N 83°11′01″W / 35.9658°N 83.1836°W | Newport | |
| 13 | Swaggerty Blockhouse |  |
June 18, 1973 (#73001756) |
East of Parrottsville on Old Parrottsville Highway 36°00′47″N 83°04′17″W / 36.0131°N 83.0714°W | Parrottsville | |
| 14 | Vinson House | May 29, 1975 (#75001745) |
4.5 miles south of Newport off Hartford Rd. 35°53′21″N 83°11′06″W / 35.8892°N 83.185°W | Newport | ||
| 15 | Yett-Ellison House | April 16, 1975 (#75001746) |
Main St. (Greeneville Highway) 36°00′29″N 83°05′19″W / 36.0081°N 83.0886°W | Parrottsville |
Former listings edit
| [3] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Date removed | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beechwood Hall | May 29, 1975 (#75001741) | October 28, 2021 | North of Newport on Rankin Rd. 35°59′27″N 83°10′59″W / 35.9908°N 83.1831°W | Newport | Destroyed by fire in January, 2019[8][9] | |
| 2 | Greenlawn | May 29, 1975 (#75001743) | December 13, 1999 | NW of Newport on Old Rankin Rd. | Newport vicinity |
See also edit
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References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Three Tennessee Sites Added to the National Register of Historic Places, Tennessee Historical Commission, 2015-01-05. Accessed 2016-02-28.
- ^ Rankin Coal Tipple among nominees for National Register of Historic Places, Newport Plain Talk, 2014-09-05. Accessed 2016-05-05.
- ^ "Beechwood Hall destroyed in Wednesday blaze". newportplaintalk.com.
- ^ "NRHP continuation sheet" (PDF). tn.gov.