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. |