National Register of Historic Places

Emory Place Historic District (Additional Documentation)

Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
Listed
November 10, 1994
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
94001259

About this property

The Emory Place Historic District is a historic district in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, located just north of the city's downtown area. The district consists of several commercial, residential, religious, and public buildings that developed around a late nineteenth century train and trolley station. The district includes the Knoxville High School building, St. John's Lutheran Church, First Christian Church, and some of the few surviving rowhouses in Knoxville. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994, with boundary increases in 2023 and 2025. Following railroad construction in the 1850s, Knoxville slowly expanded northward. In 1890, the "Dummy Line," a railroad line connecting Knoxville and Fountain City, was established, with what is now Emory Place as its southern terminus. A farmers' market and several small industrial and commercial firms developed adjacent to the train station to take advantage of the influx of customers and transportation advantages. While Emory Place declined with the dismantling of Knoxville's trolley system in the late 1940s, many of its late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century buildings still stand, and have been restored.

Location

Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
35.97621, -83.92234

Categories

TRANSPORTATIONARCHITECTURECOMMERCECOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church
Industrial
0.1 mi
Central United Methodist Church
Industrial
0.2 mi
St. John's Lutheran Church
Industrial
0.2 mi
Old Gray Cemetery
Early Republic
0.3 mi
Minvilla
Industrial
0.3 mi

Nearby Battles

Assault on Fort Sanders (Knoxville)
1863Civil War
1 mi
Siege of Knoxville (Fort Sanders)
1863Civil War
1.1 mi
Occupation of Knoxville (Burnside)
1863Civil War
1.1 mi
Skirmish at Knoxville (Confederate advance probes)
1863Civil War
1.1 mi

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When was Emory Place Historic District (Additional Documentation) listed on the National Register?

Emory Place Historic District (Additional Documentation) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 10, 1994.

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Emory Place Historic District (Additional Documentation) is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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