Jonesborough Historic District facts for kids
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Jonesborough Historic District
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Main Street, part of the Jonesborough Historic District
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 Location in Tennessee
Location in the United States
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| Location | Jonesborough, Tennessee |
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| Area | 120 acres (49 ha) |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne, Greek Revival, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 69000183 (original) 100004686 (increase) |
Quick facts for kids Significant dates |
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| Added to NRHP | December 23, 1969 |
| Boundary increase | November 27, 2019 |
The Jonesborough Historic District is a historic district in Jonesborough, Tennessee, that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Jonesboro Historic District (reflecting the spelling of the town name at the time) in 1969.
Staff of the Tennessee Historical Commission surveyed 158 buildings in the town in 1969 and found 72 worth preservation. The district includes Queen Anne, Greek Revival, and Federal styles of architecture among its 72 contributing buildings located in a more than 120-acre (49 ha) area.
Some contributing buildings include the Jonesborough United Methodist Church, which was built in 1847 and renovated in 1945 and 1959; the Washington County Courthouse, built in 1913 on the site of the first courthouse of the county; and the Chester Inn, which was built c. 1797.
The district is an irregularly shaped area, roughly bounded by College Street on the north, the junction of Main Street and Franklin Avenue on the east, Depot Street on the south, and 3rd Avenue on the west.
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Architectural styles
There are very few examples of the pure classical style in Jonesborough. However, buildings in the district can be divided into at least six different primary styles, although they all exhibit characteristics of one or more secondary styles. Examples include the following.
Federal
Some of the oldest buildings in Jonesborough are built in the Federal style. The form of this period is basically Georgian, often with crow-stepped gables (also known as corbie steps). Most of the brickwork is Flemish bond.
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Chester Inn, looking west, 116 W. Main Street, West end built 1797 and east end built c. 1836
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Chester Inn, looking east
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Chester Inn, looking north. The join between the original 1797 building and the 1836 addition is visible in roofline between the two mismatched chimneys.
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Chester Inn plaque
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Sister's Row, looking west, 205–209 W. Main Street, built 1821
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Sister's Row, looking east
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122 E. Woodrow Avenue, built c. 1815
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Old Jonesborough Female Academy, 205 W. College Street, built c. 1834
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Jacobs House, 106 E. Woodrow Avenue, built c. 1831
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Gammon-Moss House, 204 E. Main Street, built c. 1830; Federal style with Greek Revival influences
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Blair-Moore House, 201 W. Main Street, built c. 1830; Federal style with Greek Revival influences
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Blair-Moore B&B
Greek Revival
Corbie steps also appear in Jonesborough Greek revival buildings. Most of the porches on Greek Revival homes appear to have been added long after the buildings were constructed.
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Methodist Church, 211 W. Main Street, c. 1845
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Methodist Church
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Baptist Church, 201 E. Main Street, c. 1840
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Presbyterian Church, 126 W. Main Street, c. 1845
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Cunningham House, 119 W. Main Street, c. 1840
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Febuary Hill, 102 W. College Street, 1832
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Walter Sherfey Home, 402 W. College Street, c. 1850
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Shipley House, 100 E. Woodrow Avenue, c. 1848
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Mansion House, looking west, 200 W. Main Street, built 1849 with Federal influence
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Mansion House, looking east
Victorian period
This period includes styles of Italianate, Gothic Revival, and Queen Anne. This style did not come to Jonesborough until around the Civil War. The Italianate style is very common, especially shown in porches.
The Old Gresham House
Built in 1828, the building was remodeled c. 1900 with Queen Anne and Colonial Revival influences. The building is two stories and has an irregular shape. The foundation is brick and the siding is weatherboard. The roof shape is gable. There are three chimneys: one of brick at center of gable, interior; one of brick at center gable, interior; one of brick at left rear end of gable, exterior. The house has a full front porch.
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The Brownlow House, 421 W. Main Street, built 1879
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Holston Baptist Female Institute, 233 E. Main Street, c. 1855
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Holston Baptist Female Institute/Warner Institute Plaque
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May-Dishner House, 130 W. Main Street, built c. 1905
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Manumission Plaque
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Old Deadrick House, 102 N. Cherokee, built 1878
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Residential House, 314 W. Main Street, built c. late 1860s with Italianate and Queen Anne influences
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Hacker House, 400 W. Main Street, built 1869
Post-Victorian/Neoclassical period/Classical Revival
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Washington County Courthouse, 100 Courthouse Square, built 1913
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Washington County Courthouse Plaque
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Washington County Courthouse Plaque
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Academy Hill, 312 W. Main Street, built 1926
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Academy Hill, facing north
Bungalow
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Old Clyde Haws House, 108 Oak Grove Ave, built 1933
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Residential House, 102 Oak Grove Avenue, built c. 1920
Minimal Traditional
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Residential Buildings, 105/107 Spring Street, built c. 1850 with Greek Revival influences
Other architectural styles
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Mail Pouch Building, 104 S. Cherokee Street, built 1888; architecture is two-part commercial block
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Christopher Taylor House, 118 Main Street, built c. 1778; log cabin
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Christopher Taylor Plaque
