National Register of Historic Places

Fourth and Gill Historic District

Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
Listed
April 28, 1985
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
85000948

About this property

Fourth and Gill is a neighborhood in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, located north of the city's downtown area. Initially developed in the late nineteenth century as a residential area for Knoxville's growing middle and professional classes, the neighborhood still contains most of its original Victorian-era houses, churches, and streetscapes. In 1985, 282 houses and other buildings in the neighborhood were added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Fourth and Gill Historic District. Knoxville's rapid economic growth after the Civil War brought about a housing boom that lasted into the early twentieth century. The presence of the railroad drew heavy industry to the pasturelands north of the city, and residential areas such as Fourth and Gill were developed to provide housing for the managers and workers in the growing number of mills and factories. Much of Fourth and Gill was initially part of the separate city of North Knoxville, which was annexed by Knoxville in 1897. The neighborhood is named for a community center established at the corner of N. Fourth Avenue and Gill Avenue in 1960.

Location

Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
35.98090, -83.92024

Categories

ARCHITECTURECOMMUNITY 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

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Industrial
0.2 mi
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0.2 mi
Camp House
Pre Contact
0.3 mi
Emory Place Historic District (Additional Documentation)
Listed
0.3 mi
St. John's Lutheran Church
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Nearby Battles

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

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When was Fourth and Gill Historic District listed on the National Register?

Fourth and Gill Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 28, 1985.

What type of historic resource is Fourth and Gill Historic District?

Fourth and Gill Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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