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About Jefferson County

Note:  This list will be supplemented as more information becomes available.

Site Location Date Description
Branner-Hicks House Jefferson City about 1850 Former home of Benjamin Manassah Branner.  Has connections to the Civil War.  Currently a private residence and bed & breakfast inn.  

National Register Bldg. 74001919

Cherokee Dam Jefferson City 1941 Built by the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Courthouse Dandridge 1845 A real step back into time, because the main Courthouse still has the feel of a historically important site.
Cox's Mill New Market area about 1800 Home and mill built by William Cox.  Currently a private residence.  

National Register Bldg. 83003041

Dandridge Historic District Dandridge about 1783 to present Numerous historic buildings, a cemetery, and the important dike that saved Dandridge are scattered around the area within three square blocks of the Courthouse.  

National Register site 73001792

Douglas Dam Shady Grove Community 1943 Built by the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Fain House Dandridge 1843 Georgian-style house, with smokehouse and slave quarters intact.  Currently a private residence.
Fairfax (also River View) White Pine 1840 A Greek Revival style house built by Lawson D. Franklin (see below) for his son, I. W. R. Franklin.  Currently a private residence.  

National Register Bldg. 73001795

Fairvue Jefferson City about 1850 Former home of Stokely Donelson Williams.  Currently a private residence.  

National Register Bldg. 82003978

Five Chimneys Jefferson City about 1825 Former home of Samuel Isaac Newman.  Currently a private residence.  

National Register Bldg. 80003838

Frances Hodgson Burnett Home New Market about 1860 Former home of the author of Little Lord Fauntleroy, The Secret Garden, and other Victorian novels.  Currently a private residence.
Franklin House White Pine about 1825 Home of Lawson D. Franklin, who was reputed to be the first millionaire in Tennessee.  Currently a private residence.  

National Register Bldg. 73001796

Friends Church Lost Creek   Organized in 1797, the church was built on land donated by John Mills, a pioneer settler of Jefferson County.
Glenmore Mansion Jefferson City 1867-68 Built by John Roper Branner, a railroad tycoon.  The Victorian-style house contains 27 rooms and features a "Dolltown," or a small replica of the house.  Several items of Branner's furnishings are on display at the Museum of East Tennessee History.  Owned by the Jefferson County Chapter of the Association for Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities.  

National Register Bldg. 73001794

Hickman Tavern Dandridge 1845 Now known as the Dandridge City Hall
Hill-Hance House (also Joseph Hill House) Chestnut Hill about 1800 Currently a private residence.  

National Register Bldg. 82003977

Hodges Switch near Lost Creek 1904 Site of the New Market Train Wreck on September 24, 1908.  Train #15, piloted by Bill Kane and Train #12, driven by Ralph Mountcastle, collided on the way to Knoxville at New Market, and 64 people were killed.
Hopewell Presbyterian Church Dandridge 1872 This is the third building.  The congregation formed in 1785 in a log building behind the current Revolutionary War Cemetery near the big spring.
Hynds House Dandridge 1845 Built by Shadrach Inman; used as a hospital during the Civil War.  Home of noted local writer, Bert Vincent, and his wife.  Both are deceased.  Currently a private residence.
Indian Cave New Market pre-history Limestone caverns typical of the area.
Log Schoolhouse Jefferson City about 1850 Reconstructed on the campus of Jefferson Middle School.
McSpadden House Shady Grove 1804 Built by Samuel McSpadden, who had a gunpowder factory on the site.  McSpadden supplied Andrew Jackson's army in the Battle of New Orleans (1814).  Currently a private residence.
Milldale Farm Dandridge about 1850 Franklin family home.  Currently a bed & breakfast inn with the best biscuits this side of Heaven.  Phone: (865) 397-3470.
New Market Presbyterian Church New Market about 1875 The congregation formed in 1826.  

National Register Bldg. 98000823

Old Jail Dandridge about 1850 The building, adjacent to the Courthouse, now houses the School Board's administrative offices.
Roper Mansion Dandridge 1820 Built of bricks made on-site.  Named for Col. John Roper, who was a resident from 1835 until his death in 1858.  Currently a private residence.
Roper Tavern Dandridge 1817 Currently the offices of a law firm.
Seabolt-Harris House Dandridge 1848 Currently a private residence.
Shepard's Inn Dandridge 1820 Built by Shadrach Inman as a private residence and remains so today.  Featured in recent publication of East Tennessee Historical Society.  U. S. Presidents Jackson, Polk, and Johnson were guests.
Squirewood (also Hampton Hall) Dandridge 1858 Former home of Judge James Preston Swann.  Currently a private residence.  

National Register Bldg. 73001793

Strawberry Plains Fortification Strawberry Plains Civil War Important historical fortification for troops advancing into and out of Knoxville in December, 1863.  Site of the historic bridge burning.  Also nearby is former location of McBee's Ferry.  Privately owned; access restricted.  

National Register site 99000105

Treaty of Dumplin Signing Kodak (now Sevier County) 1785 Important treaty with the Cherokee that opened several thousand acres of land to settlement by whites.  Use Search to find more details on this site.
Vance Building Dandridge 1820's Located across the street from the Courthouse, the building has been refurbished and houses a coffee shop and boutiques.

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