List of National Historic Landmarks in Tennessee

Following is a list of sites and structures in Tennessee that have been designated National Historic Landmarks (NHLs). There are 27 NHLs located entirely in the state, and one that includes elements in both Tennessee and Mississippi. Two former NHLs, whose designations were withdrawn, are also listed. All NHLs are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). An overview of other historic sites, including National Park Service-administered areas listed on the NRHP, is also included.

Current NHLs in Tennessee

Former NHLs

The following table provides information on two former NHLs.

Non-NHL historic places

The NHLs in Tennessee listed above include many of the more important historic sites in the state.Tennessee holds other preserved historic places, notably including six National Park Service areas listed on the NRHP. These NPS areas are:
*Andrew Johnson National Historic Site, established as a National Monument in 1935 and redesignated a National Historic Site in 1963,
*Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park (shared with Georgia), established 1890,
*Cumberland Gap National Historical Park (shared with Kentucky and Virginia), established 1940,
*Fort Donelson National Battlefield, established 1928,
*Shiloh National Military Park, established 1894, and
*Stones River National Battlefield, established 1927.All of these National Park Service areas were established before the NHL program was started in 1960. There is little overlap between the NHLs and these sites: only the Indian mounds that happen to lie within the Shiloh National Military Park is separately designated as an NHL.

There are 42 state historic sites. [ [http://www.tennesseeanytime.org/homework/historicsites/index.html Historical Sites of Tennessee] ] The Tennessee Historical Commission administers 14 state-owned historic sites: [ [http://www.state.tn.us/environment/hist/state/ Tennessee Historical Commission state programs] ]
*Alex Haley House and Museum, NRHP-listed home and burial place of Alex Haley, in Henning
*Hotel Halbrook Railroad & Local History Museum, NRHP-listed
*Sam Houston Schoolhouse, NRHP-listed
*Carter House, in Franklin, within the NHL Franklin Battlefield
*James K. Polk Home, in Columbia
*Sparta Rock House
*Chester Inn
*Gov. John Sevier Home
*Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site, NRHP
*Cragfont
*Rock Castle
*Wynnewood, NRHP and NHL (listed above)
*Ducktown Basin Museum and Burra Burra Mine Site
*Rocky MountThese overlap somewhat with the NHLs.

All of the NHLs are listed on the NRHP, and most of the state sites are NRHP-listed.In total, Tennessee has approximately 1,000 properties and districts listed on the NRHP. [These are listed at National Register of Historic Places listings in Tennessee.]

ee also

*National Register of Historic Places listings in Tennessee
*List of National Park Service areas in Tennessee
*List of National Historic Landmarks by state

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