Mount Ida
National Register of Historic Places

Mount Ida

Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee
Listed
April 1, 1973
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
73001844

About this property

In Greek mythology, two sacred mountains are called Mount Ida, the "Mountain of the Goddess": Mount Ida in Crete, and Mount Ida in the ancient Troad region of western Anatolia (in modern-day Turkey), which was also known as the Phrygian Ida in classical antiquity and is mentioned in the Iliad of Homer and the Aeneid of Virgil. Both are associated with the mother goddess in the deepest layers of pre-Greek myth, in that Mount Ida in Anatolia was sacred to Cybele, who is sometimes called Mater…

Location

1010-1012 Sevier Terrace Dr.
Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee
36.55804, -82.56981

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 73001844. It was listed on April 1, 1973.

Categories

INDUSTRYARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Old Kingsport Presbyterian Church (Additional Documentation)
Early Republic
1.2 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Kingsport
1864Civil War
0.8 mi
Battle of Island Flats (1776)
1776Revolutionary War
1 mi
Battle of Long Island (Tennessee)
1776Revolutionary War
3.4 mi
Chickamauga Cherokee War - Battle of Island Flats 1776
1776Revolutionary War
3.9 mi

Questions about this property

When was Mount Ida listed on the National Register?

Mount Ida was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 1, 1973.

What type of historic resource is Mount Ida?

Mount Ida is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Mount Ida?

The period of significance for Mount Ida is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1884.

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