National Register of Historic Places

South College Street Historic District

Covington, Tipton County, Tennessee
Listed
February 7, 1997
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
97000037

About this property

The South College Street Historic District in Covington, Tennessee is a historic district which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. It included 17 contributing buildings (12 houses and five outbuildings) on 2 acres (0.81 ha). It is a residential district, with houses built mostly between 1880 and 1932. It includes part or all of the 600, 700, and 800 blocks of S. College St. in the city of Covington, which is the county seat of Tipton County, Tennessee. The oldest house was the home of Captain Charles B. Simonton, who fought for the Confederate States of America in the American Civil War. It was built c.1867-68 on what was then Sycamore Street, which was renamed South College Street around 1890. It includes Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman and American Foursquare architectural styles. Philip Austin Fisher House (c.1880), 604 South College Street, Classical Revival in style Hall-Roy Boyd House (c.1905), 605 South College Street, American Foursquare, with c.1905 garage R. K. Castellaw House (c.1927), 610 South College Street, Craftsman-influenced bungalow, with c.1928 garage Reid-Sanford-McGowan House (c.1925), 614 South College Street, Colonial Revival, T-shaped with a gable front-and-wing, with c.1925 garage.

Location

600, 700, and 800 Blocks of S. College St.
Covington, Tipton County, Tennessee
35.56263, -89.64882

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Sources

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When was South College Street Historic District listed on the National Register?

South College Street Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 7, 1997.

What type of historic resource is South College Street Historic District?

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

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