National Register of Historic Places

Calderwood Hydroelectric Development

Calderwood, Blount County, Tennessee

Listed

May 23, 2004

Type

District

Period

Civil War

Ref No.

04000545

About this property

Calderwood was a community once located along the Little Tennessee River in Blount County, Tennessee, United States. Established in 1912 as a base for the Aluminum Company of America's Little Tennessee Valley hydroelectric development operations, the community continued to house construction personnel and dam maintenance personnel for nearby Calderwood Dam until the 1960s. Although the community's houses were razed after its abandonment, three buildings located in the community— the Calderwood Dam service building, the Calderwood School, and a Quonset hut used as a theater— were included in a supplementary listing for Calderwood Dam on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. Alcoa began developing the Little Tennessee Valley in 1909 to provide the ample amounts of electricity necessary to power its planned aluminum smelting operations in Blount County. Under the leadership of Alcoa engineer Isaac Glidden Calderwood (1871–1941), three dams— Cheoah (1919), Santeetlah (1928), and Calderwood (1930)— were completed in a remote section of the valley along the Tennessee-North Carolina border. The community of Calderwood was initially known as "Alcoa," but was renamed in I. G. Calderwood's honor after the company reapplied the name "Alcoa" to its main company town in northern Blount County.

Location

314 Growdon Blvd.

Calderwood, Blount County, Tennessee

35.50170, -83.98879

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Nearby Historic Sites

Calderwood Dam

Civil War

0.7 mi

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Nearby Battles

Siege of Fort Loudoun (1760)

1760Colonial

11.2 mi

Battle of Fort Loudoun (Tennessee)

1760Colonial

13.2 mi

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When was Calderwood Hydroelectric Development listed on the National Register?

Calderwood Hydroelectric Development was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 23, 2004.

What type of historic resource is Calderwood Hydroelectric Development?

Calderwood Hydroelectric Development is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Calderwood Hydroelectric Development?

The period of significance for Calderwood Hydroelectric Development is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1871.

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