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

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Rutherford 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 47 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, and five former listings.

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Current listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Location City or town Description
1 Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church
Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church
March 31, 1995
(#95000291)
224 S. Maney Ave.
35°50′38″N 86°23′14″W / 35.843889°N 86.387222°W / 35.843889; -86.387222 (Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church)
Murfreesboro
2 Arnold-Harrell House
Arnold-Harrell House
March 27, 1992
(#92000145)
1710 E. Main St.
35°50′26″N 86°21′51″W / 35.840556°N 86.364167°W / 35.840556; -86.364167 (Arnold-Harrell House)
Murfreesboro
3 Beesley Primitive Baptist Church
Beesley Primitive Baptist Church
April 8, 1999
(#99000397)
461 Beesley Rd.
35°51′11″N 86°29′51″W / 35.853056°N 86.4975°W / 35.853056; -86.4975 (Beesley Primitive Baptist Church)
Murfreesboro
4 Thomas C. Black House
July 5, 1996
(#96000231)
4431 Lebanon Rd.
35°55′38″N 86°22′58″W / 35.927222°N 86.382778°W / 35.927222; -86.382778 (Thomas C. Black House)
Murfreesboro
5 Boxwood
Boxwood
October 25, 1984
(#84000139)
Old Salem Pike
35°48′37″N 86°27′09″W / 35.810278°N 86.4525°W / 35.810278; -86.4525 (Boxwood)
Murfreesboro
6 Bradley Academy
Bradley Academy
June 14, 1990
(#90000914)
415 S. Academy St.
35°50′31″N 86°23′19″W / 35.841944°N 86.388611°W / 35.841944; -86.388611 (Bradley Academy)
Murfreesboro School established 1811; current building completed in 1917
7 Caff-E-Hill Farm
April 14, 1995
(#95000412)
3783 Cripple Creek Rd.
35°46′42″N 86°11′53″W / 35.778333°N 86.198056°W / 35.778333; -86.198056 (Caff-E-Hill Farm)
Readyville
8 Childress-Ray House
Childress-Ray House
December 27, 1979
(#79002458)
225 N. Academy St.
35°50′51″N 86°23′19″W / 35.8475°N 86.388611°W / 35.8475; -86.388611 (Childress-Ray House)
Murfreesboro Originally built 1847; remodeled 1874
9 Collier-Crichlow House
Collier-Crichlow House
July 16, 1973
(#73001822)
511 E. Main St.
35°50′42″N 86°22′18″W / 35.845°N 86.371667°W / 35.845; -86.371667 (Collier-Crichlow House)
Murfreesboro Second Empire-style house built in 1879
10 Collier-Lane-Crichlow House
Collier-Lane-Crichlow House
August 23, 1978
(#78002629)
500 N. Spring St.
35°51′00″N 86°23′21″W / 35.85°N 86.389167°W / 35.85; -86.389167 (Collier-Lane-Crichlow House)
Murfreesboro Commonly called the "House of Mayors"; built in 1850
11 Sam Davis House
Sam Davis House
December 23, 1969
(#69000181)
Northeast of Smyrna off State Route 102
35°59′21″N 86°29′56″W / 35.989167°N 86.498889°W / 35.989167; -86.498889 (Sam Davis House)
Smyrna
12 Dement House
June 26, 1986
(#86001379)
Cainsville Pike
35°55′56″N 86°16′01″W / 35.932222°N 86.266944°W / 35.932222; -86.266944 (Dement House)
Lascassas
13 East Main Street Historic District
East Main Street Historic District
July 11, 1985
(#85001516)
Roughly E. Main, E. Lytle, College, University, and E. Vine Sts.
35°50′42″N 86°22′50″W / 35.845°N 86.380556°W / 35.845; -86.380556 (East Main Street Historic District)
Murfreesboro
14 Elmwood
October 15, 1973
(#73001823)
Northwest of Murfreesboro off U.S. Routes 41/70S; also 5722 Old Nashville Highway
35°53′46″N 86°27′28″W / 35.896111°N 86.457778°W / 35.896111; -86.457778 (Elmwood)
Murfreesboro 5722 Old Nashville Highway represents a boundary increase of July 3, 2007
15 First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church
June 24, 1993
(#93000561)
210 N. Spring St.
35°50′49″N 86°23′23″W / 35.846944°N 86.389722°W / 35.846944; -86.389722 (First Presbyterian Church)
Murfreesboro
16 Fortress Rosecrans Site
Fortress Rosecrans Site
June 7, 1974
(#74001926)
Old Fort Parkway
west of downtown Murfreesboro at the Stones River

35°51′12″N 86°24′41″W / 35.853333°N 86.411389°W / 35.853333; -86.411389 (Fortress Rosecrans Site)
Murfreesboro
17 Logan Henderson Farm
Logan Henderson Farm
September 25, 2003
(#03000971)
3600 Manchester Pike
35°47′27″N 86°21′25″W / 35.790833°N 86.356944°W / 35.790833; -86.356944 (Logan Henderson Farm)
Murfreesboro
18 Idler's Retreat
Idler's Retreat
May 19, 2004
(#04000475)
112 Oak St.
35°59′15″N 86°30′55″W / 35.9875°N 86.515278°W / 35.9875; -86.515278 (Idler's Retreat)
Smyrna
19 Jarman Farm
Jarman Farm
July 6, 1987
(#87001368)
Cainsville Pike
35°57′46″N 86°15′30″W / 35.962778°N 86.258333°W / 35.962778; -86.258333 (Jarman Farm)
Lascassas
20 Enoch H. Jones House
August 25, 1995
(#95001043)
6339 Halls Hill Pike
35°51′39″N 86°13′04″W / 35.860833°N 86.217778°W / 35.860833; -86.217778 (Enoch H. Jones House)
Murfreesboro
21 William B. Jordan Farm
July 13, 1992
(#92000825)
2665 Taylor Ln.
35°46′03″N 86°36′10″W / 35.7675°N 86.602778°W / 35.7675; -86.602778 (William B. Jordan Farm)
Eagleville
22 Landsberger-Gerhardt House
December 13, 1993
(#93001397)
435 N. Spring St.
35°51′00″N 86°23′21″W / 35.85°N 86.389167°W / 35.85; -86.389167 (Landsberger-Gerhardt House)
Murfreesboro
23 Uncle Dave Macon House
Uncle Dave Macon House
November 15, 1973
(#73001827)
West of Readyville on U.S. Route 70S
35°49′27″N 86°14′27″W / 35.824167°N 86.240833°W / 35.824167; -86.240833 (Uncle Dave Macon House)
Readyville Home of banjoist and showman Uncle Dave Macon
24 Marymont
Marymont
October 30, 1973
(#73001824)
Southwest of Murfreesboro, off State Route 99 on Rucker Lane
35°49′12″N 86°28′45″W / 35.82°N 86.479167°W / 35.82; -86.479167 (Marymont)
Murfreesboro
25 William Harrison McCord House
December 20, 1984
(#84001121)
U.S. Route 41A
35°44′46″N 86°39′06″W / 35.746111°N 86.651667°W / 35.746111; -86.651667 (William Harrison McCord House)
Eagleville
26 McGill – Becton – Cates Family Farm
November 9, 2005
(#05001220)
2432 Cripple Creek Rd.
35°47′03″N 86°12′41″W / 35.784167°N 86.211389°W / 35.784167; -86.211389 (McGill – Becton – Cates Family Farm)
Readyville
27 Middle Tennessee State Teachers College Training School
Middle Tennessee State Teachers College Training School
January 4, 1993
(#92001731)
923 E. Lytle St.
35°50′49″N 86°22′31″W / 35.846944°N 86.375278°W / 35.846944; -86.375278 (Middle Tennessee State Teachers College Training School)
Murfreesboro
28 Morgan House
Morgan House
December 27, 1979
(#79002457)
Southwest of Christiana
35°39′22″N 86°27′27″W / 35.656111°N 86.4575°W / 35.656111; -86.4575 (Morgan House)
Christiana
29 Murfreesboro Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District
March 12, 2012
(#12000119)
3400 Lebanon Pike
35°55′00″N 86°22′41″W / 35.916625°N 86.378054°W / 35.916625; -86.378054 (Murfreesboro Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District)
Murfreesboro United States Second Generation Veterans Hospitals Multiple Property Submission
30 Murray Farm
July 31, 1991
(#91000980)
9409 Bradyville Rd.
35°45′21″N 86°15′49″W / 35.755833°N 86.263611°W / 35.755833; -86.263611 (Murray Farm)
Readyville
31 North Maney Avenue Historic District
April 4, 1985
(#85000709)
Roughly bounded by N. Maney and N. Highland Aves., E. College St., and N. Academy Ave.
35°50′55″N 86°23′10″W / 35.848611°N 86.386111°W / 35.848611; -86.386111 (North Maney Avenue Historic District)
Murfreesboro
32 Oaklands
Oaklands
February 26, 1970
(#70000616)
N. Maney Ave.
35°51′21″N 86°23′06″W / 35.855833°N 86.385°W / 35.855833; -86.385 (Oaklands)
Murfreesboro
33 Old First Presbyterian Church and Old City Cemetery
Old First Presbyterian Church and Old City Cemetery
March 12, 2012
(#12000120)
390 E. Vine St.
35°50′37″N 86°23′16″W / 35.843508°N 86.387871°W / 35.843508; -86.387871 (Old First Presbyterian Church and Old City Cemetery)
Murfreesboro Cemetery dating to the 1820s and site of the original First Presbyterian Church in Murfreesboro which was destroyed by Union Army troops during the American Civil War
34 Gen. Joseph B. Palmer House
Gen. Joseph B. Palmer House
September 20, 1973
(#73001825)
434 E. Main St.
35°50′43″N 86°23′07″W / 35.845278°N 86.385278°W / 35.845278; -86.385278 (Gen. Joseph B. Palmer House)
Murfreesboro Built in 1869 by Confederate general Joseph B. Palmer (1825–1890)
35 Providence Primitive Baptist Church
November 8, 2000
(#00001357)
256 Central Valley Rd.
35°56′19″N 86°22′51″W / 35.938611°N 86.380833°W / 35.938611; -86.380833 (Providence Primitive Baptist Church)
Walterhill
36 Charles Ready House
Charles Ready House
July 2, 1973
(#73001828)
On U.S. Route 70S
35°49′45″N 86°10′47″W / 35.829167°N 86.179722°W / 35.829167; -86.179722 (Charles Ready House)
Readyville Known as "The Corners," built in 1829 by Charles Ready
37 Riverside Farm
December 12, 2006
(#06001132)
1218 W. Jefferson Pike
35°57′55″N 86°23′21″W / 35.965278°N 86.389167°W / 35.965278; -86.389167 (Riverside Farm)
Walterhill
38 Rockvale Store
September 14, 1995
(#95001114)
8964 Rockvale Rd.
35°45′27″N 86°31′53″W / 35.7575°N 86.531389°W / 35.7575; -86.531389 (Rockvale Store)
Rockvale
39 Benjamine Rucker House
February 28, 1991
(#91000223)
3978 Betty Ford Rd.
35°55′14″N 86°19′51″W / 35.920556°N 86.330833°W / 35.920556; -86.330833 (Benjamine Rucker House)
Compton
40 Rutherford County Courthouse
Rutherford County Courthouse
July 16, 1973
(#73001826)
Public Square
35°50′46″N 86°23′31″W / 35.846111°N 86.391944°W / 35.846111; -86.391944 (Rutherford County Courthouse)
Murfreesboro
41 Rutherford Health Department
Rutherford Health Department
July 24, 1992
(#92000960)
303 N. Church St.
35°50′54″N 86°23′27″W / 35.848333°N 86.390833°W / 35.848333; -86.390833 (Rutherford Health Department)
Murfreesboro
42 Absalom Scales House
October 30, 1973
(#73001821)
North of Eagleville off State Route 16, on Rocky Glade Rd.
35°46′27″N 86°38′22″W / 35.774167°N 86.639444°W / 35.774167; -86.639444 (Absalom Scales House)
Eagleville
43 Searcy – Matthews – Tarpley Farm
July 14, 2011
(#11000459)
455 W. Jefferson Pike
35°57′08″N 86°23′07″W / 35.952222°N 86.385278°W / 35.952222; -86.385278 (Searcy – Matthews – Tarpley Farm)
Walterhill Historic Family Farms in Middle Tennessee MPS
44 Robert Andrew Smith Farm
January 4, 1993
(#92001712)
2568 Armstrong Valley Rd.
35°46′06″N 86°28′45″W / 35.768333°N 86.479167°W / 35.768333; -86.479167 (Robert Andrew Smith Farm)
Murfreesboro
45 John C. Spence House
John C. Spence House
August 23, 2004
(#04000302)
503 N. Maple St.
35°51′10″N 86°23′32″W / 35.852778°N 86.392222°W / 35.852778; -86.392222 (John C. Spence House)
Murfreesboro
46 Stones River National Battlefield
Stones River National Battlefield
October 15, 1966
(#66000075)
3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Murfreesboro on U.S. Route 41
35°52′24″N 86°25′17″W / 35.873333°N 86.421389°W / 35.873333; -86.421389 (Stones River National Battlefield)
Murfreesboro
47 Walter Hill Hydroelectric Station
November 7, 1990
(#90001660)
U.S. Route 231 at the Stones River
35°56′37″N 86°22′37″W / 35.943611°N 86.376944°W / 35.943611; -86.376944 (Walter Hill Hydroelectric Station)
Murfreesboro

Former listings

Four other properties have previously been listed, but were removed:

Name on the Register Image Date listed Date removed Location City or town Summary
1 Brown's Mill
December 29, 1978
(#78002628)
July 30, 2002
SE of Lascassas on Brown's Mill Road
Lascassas
2 Crichlow Grammar School and E. C. Cox Memorial Gym
December 17, 1992
(#92001685)
July 30, 2002
400 N. Maple St. and 105 Olive St.
Murfreesboro
3 Hiram Jenkins House
June 16, 1989
(#89000504)
November 8, 2006
1556 Gresham Lane
Murfreesboro
4 Ridley's Landing
July 16, 1973
(#73001829)
July 24, 2008
N of Smyrna on Jones Mill Rd., at Stones River
Smyrna vicinity
5 Thomas Williamson House
June 21, 1996
(#96000687)
November 19, 2014
2263 Little Rock Rd.
35°44′58″N 86°37′17″W / 35.749444°N 86.621389°W / 35.749444; -86.621389 (Thomas Williamson House)
Eagleville
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