National Register of Historic Places

Cornstalk Heights Historic District

Harriman, Roane County, Tennessee
Listed
January 11, 1991
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
90002142

About this property

Cornstalk Heights is a neighborhood in Harriman, Tennessee, United States. Platted in the early 1890s as a residential area for Harriman's upper and professional classes, the neighborhood contains over 100 buildings added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 as a historic district for their architectural and historical significance. The neighborhood is named for the home of Harriman founder Frederick Gates, which once stood near the eastern end of the district. Harriman was envisioned as a large-scale industrial center where the application of late 19th-century social reform principles, namely prohibition, would create an ideal living environment. The East Tennessee Land Company, led by Gates, designed the city in late 1889, including in the design several larger, more expensive lots in what is now Cornstalk Heights. Most of the district's earliest houses cost over $3,000 apiece, with some as high as $10,000—enormous sums for the period. Throughout the 1890s and early 1900s, Harriman's affluent residents built dozens of Victorian homes, most of which are still standing. In 1990, the Cornstalk Heights Historical Community Organization was formed to prevent the district's Killeffer Park from being converted into a housing development.

Location

Harriman, Roane County, Tennessee
35.93501, -84.54617

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTARCHITECTURESOCIAL HISTORY
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Roane Street Commercial Historic District
Listed
0.2 mi
Harriman City Hall (Additional Documentation)
Industrial
0.3 mi
Valley View Farm
Listed
4 mi
Morgan, Col. Gideon, House
Industrial
4.6 mi
Roane County Courthouse (Additional Documentation)
Early Republic
4.7 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Kingston
1863Civil War
4.3 mi

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When was Cornstalk Heights Historic District listed on the National Register?

Cornstalk Heights Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 11, 1991.

What type of historic resource is Cornstalk Heights Historic District?

Cornstalk Heights Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Cornstalk Heights Historic District is recorded as the listed era.

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