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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Franklin County, Tennessee.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Franklin 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.

There are 21 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. Three other previously listed sites have been removed.

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Current listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Location City or town Description
1 Asia School
Asia School
July 13, 2011
(#11000456)
525 Asia Rd.
35°14′38″N 86°05′33″W / 35.243889°N 86.0925°W / 35.243889; -86.0925 (Asia School)
Asia
2 Bank of Winchester Building
Bank of Winchester Building
May 23, 1978
(#78002589)
1st Ave.
35°11′09″N 86°06′44″W / 35.185833°N 86.112222°W / 35.185833; -86.112222 (Bank of Winchester Building)
Winchester Built in 1899; also called the Farmers National Bank Building.
3 Cowan Depot
Cowan Depot
November 24, 1978
(#78002588)
Front St.
35°09′49″N 86°00′36″W / 35.163611°N 86.01°W / 35.163611; -86.01 (Cowan Depot)
Cowan Now the Cowan Railroad Museum
4 Cumberland Mountain Tunnel
Cumberland Mountain Tunnel
August 22, 1977
(#77001270)
Southeast of Cowan
35°09′10″N 85°58′32″W / 35.152778°N 85.975556°W / 35.152778; -85.975556 (Cumberland Mountain Tunnel)
Cowan
5 Estill-Fite House
Estill-Fite House
March 23, 1979
(#79002429)
114 Sharp Springs Rd.
35°11′27″N 86°06′28″W / 35.190833°N 86.107778°W / 35.190833; -86.107778 (Estill-Fite House)
Winchester
6 Falls Mill
Falls Mill
February 23, 1972
(#72001240)
1 mile (1.6 km) off U.S. Route 64
35°05′56″N 86°15′41″W / 35.098889°N 86.261389°W / 35.098889; -86.261389 (Falls Mill)
Huntland
7 Falls Mills Historic District
July 9, 1987
(#87001158)
Old Salem-Lexie and Falls Mill Rds.
35°05′58″N 86°15′39″W / 35.099444°N 86.260833°W / 35.099444; -86.260833 (Falls Mills Historic District)
Huntland
8 Franklin County Courthouse
Franklin County Courthouse
March 30, 1995
(#95000345)
Public Sq.
35°11′11″N 86°06′43″W / 35.186389°N 86.111944°W / 35.186389; -86.111944 (Franklin County Courthouse)
Winchester Built in 1936; designed by Nashville-based architectural firm Marr & Holman.
9 Franklin County Jail
Franklin County Jail
March 26, 1979
(#79002430)
Decherd Boulevard
35°11′16″N 86°06′34″W / 35.187778°N 86.109444°W / 35.187778; -86.109444 (Franklin County Jail)
Winchester
10 Isaac Gray House
November 21, 1976
(#76001776)
Southwest of Winchester off U.S. Route 64
35°06′02″N 86°15′25″W / 35.100556°N 86.256944°W / 35.100556; -86.256944 (Isaac Gray House)
Winchester
11 Haynes House
Haynes House
April 28, 2005
(#05000359)
519 Spring St.
35°12′44″N 86°04′16″W / 35.212222°N 86.071111°W / 35.212222; -86.071111 (Haynes House)
Decherd Nomination form: [1]
12 Hunt-Moore House
Hunt-Moore House
November 9, 2005
(#05001223)
518 Main St.
35°03′18″N 86°16′13″W / 35.055°N 86.270278°W / 35.055; -86.270278 (Hunt-Moore House)
Huntland
13 R.N. Mann House
R.N. Mann House
September 22, 1977
(#77001271)
North of Old Salem off U.S. Route 64
35°06′03″N 86°15′25″W / 35.100833°N 86.256944°W / 35.100833; -86.256944 (R.N. Mann House)
Old Salem Nomination form: [2]
14 Sewanee Fire Lookout Tower
Sewanee Fire Lookout Tower
March 31, 2015
(#15000116)
310 Fire Tower Rd.
35°13′11″N 85°53′18″W / 35.2198°N 85.8882°W / 35.2198; -85.8882 (Sewanee Fire Lookout Tower)
Sewanee State-owned and opened to the public as of 2016 (canopy off limits).
15 Shook-Vanzant Farm
July 31, 1998
(#98000954)
210 Moore Farm Rd.
35°08′38″N 86°08′47″W / 35.143889°N 86.146389°W / 35.143889; -86.146389 (Shook-Vanzant Farm)
Winchester
16 Peter Simmons House
August 16, 1977
(#77001272)
11 miles (18 km) southwest of Winchester on U.S. Route 64
35°04′46″N 86°15′29″W / 35.079444°N 86.258056°W / 35.079444; -86.258056 (Peter Simmons House)
Winchester
17 Trinity Episcopal Church
Trinity Episcopal Church
November 25, 1980
(#80003796)
213 1st Ave., NW.
35°11′06″N 86°06′50″W / 35.185°N 86.113889°W / 35.185; -86.113889 (Trinity Episcopal Church)
Winchester Congregation established in 1859; church constructed in the early 1870s.
18 Valentine Square
Valentine Square
November 8, 1984
(#84000375)
111 N. Cedar St.
35°11′04″N 86°06′56″W / 35.184444°N 86.115556°W / 35.184444; -86.115556 (Valentine Square)
Winchester Built in 1899 by Tullahoma builder Franklin Pierce McDowell for local banker Smith Morgan Alexander (1849–1932).
19 Zaugg Bank Barn
December 18, 1973
(#73001764)
Southeast of Belvidere off U.S. Route 64
Additional documentation approved (listed July 17, 2012): 831 Crawford Ln., Belvidere vicinity

35°06′49″N 86°09′39″W / 35.113611°N 86.160833°W / 35.113611; -86.160833 (Zaugg Bank Barn)
Belvidere

Former listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Date removed Location City or town Summary
1 Circular Barn at Cloverdale Farm
December 12, 1976
(#76001774)
Unknown
S of Belvidere off U.S. 64
Belvidere vicinity
2 Hundred Oaks Castle
Hundred Oaks Castle
May 28, 1975
(#75001753)
November 16, 1994
Oak Street and US Highway 64
Winchester former home of Arthur Marks, son of Governor Albert S. Marks. Significantly damaged in a fire in 1990. Delisted between June 5, 1990 and December 20, 1990, but reinstated.
3 Knies Blacksmith Shop
April 11, 1973
(#73001765)
January 29, 2013
118 N. Jefferson St.
Winchester
4 Col. James Lewis House
November 21, 1976
(#76001775)
May 16, 1989
East of Decherd on Greenhaw Rd.
Decherd vicinity
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