National Register of Historic Places

Jefferson Street Historic District

Brownsville, Haywood County, Tennessee
Listed
March 27, 2016
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
14001225

About this property

The Jefferson Street Historic District in Brownsville, Tennessee is a 1.4 acres (0.57 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. It is an area which emerged in the early 1900s as the center for the city’s African-American community. While African Americans could shop in the white-owned businesses on the court square, they were often discriminated against. With the rise of the city’s African-American middle class, several businesses evolved along Jefferson Street. The majority of these buildings are One-Part and Two-Part Commercial Block buildings with modest detailing. The listing included 13 contributing buildings and one contributing site (a community park), as well as three non-contributing buildings and a non-contributing site (site of a demolished building). C.P. Boyd Park (c.1948), South Jackson Ave. Was a "Negro tent" from 1887 to 1896, a frame residence from 1896 to 1944, and a park from 1948 to the present, with a wooden gazebo and park benches. 35 South Jackson Avenue (c.1935), a one-part commercial block 36(B) South Jackson Avenue (c.1947), a two-part commercial block 39(B) S. Jackson Avenue (c.1943), a two-part commercial block 14 East Jefferson Street (c.1900), a two-part commercial block with brick corbelling 18 East Jefferson Street (c.1919), a one-part commercial block, brick 22 East Jefferson Street (c.1910), a one-part commercial block with two storefronts 29 (A) East Jefferson Street (c.1964), a one-story commercial building 29 (B) East Jefferson Street (c.1948), a one-story concrete block building Winfield Lodge #52, 33 East Jefferson Street (c.1910), one-part commercial block, with stepped brick parapet and brick corbelling 34 (A) East Jefferson Street (c.1908), a one-part commercial block 34 (B) East Jefferson Street (c.1957), a one-story concrete block commercial building 34 (C) East Jefferson Street (c.1948), a one-story brick veneer concrete block commercial building 34 East Main Street (c.1906), one-part commercial block

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Brownsville, Haywood County, Tennessee

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

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When was Jefferson Street Historic District listed on the National Register?

Jefferson Street Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 27, 2016.

What type of historic resource is Jefferson Street Historic District?

Jefferson Street Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Jefferson Street Historic District?

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