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Hadleigh Castle was first built by Hubert de Burgh, the 1st Earl of Kent, who was a key supporter of King John. [4] De Burgh was given the honour of Rayleigh by John in 1215 as a reward for his services, but chose not to develop the existing caput of Rayleigh Castle, instead building a new fortification south of the town of Hadleigh. [4]
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Wilson 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. [1]
The Tennessee Historical Commission, which manages the state's participation in the National Register program, reports that 80 percent of the state's area has been surveyed for historic buildings. Surveys for archaeological sites have been less extensive; coverage is estimated less than 5 percent of the state.
Following is a list of sites and structures in Tennessee that have been designated National Historic Landmarks. There are 31 National Historic Landmarks located entirely in the state, and one that includes elements in both Tennessee and Mississippi. All National Historic Landmarks are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The valleys of East Tennessee, such as the area west of Knoxville accessed by Kingston Pike, did have plantations, a few of whose houses still remain. And the Tennessee River was not as navigable at Knoxville as it was further downstream, so, other than the roads, the city remained comparatively isolated until the railroads reached the city in ...
By Sarah Firshein There's more than one castle in Johnson City, Tenn., but few boast the travails as the one formerly owned by local car dealer Steve Grindstaff. ... Own a Castle in Tennessee for ...
Marshall Residence [2] 109 Church St., Bulls Gap, TN: c. 1895 Queen Anne: Methodist Church [2] 113 Church Street, Bulls Gap, TN: 1931 Vernacular architecture: Southern Railway Water Tower [2] Church Street: c. 1910 Note large dentils circumscribed over door and near top McCullough Residence [2] 121 Church St., Bulls Gap, TN: c. 1870 Vernacular ...
Oldest dam in Tennessee is on Big Creek below the house Sinking Creek Baptist Church: Johnson City: 1783 Church Log church Tipton-Haynes House: Johnson City: 1784 Residence Part of Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site Rock Castle (Hendersonville, Tennessee) Hendersonville: 1784-1791 Residence earliest known version of Federal Style architecture in ...