National Register of Historic Places

St. Elmo Historic District

Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee
Listed
April 14, 1982
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
82003976

About this property

The St. Elmo Historic District, or St. Elmo for short, is a neighborhood in the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee. It is situated in the southernmost part of Hamilton County within the valley of Lookout Mountain below the part of the Tennessee River known as Moccasin Bend. St Elmo is at the crossroads of two ancient Indian trails, and was first occupied by Native American hunters and gatherers in the Woodland period, then agricultural Mississippians, including Euchee and Muscogee, and for a brief period between 1776 and 1786, the Cherokees in a community called Lookout Town. St. Elmo became part of the city of Chattanooga when it was annexed in September 1929. Hundreds of properties in the neighborhood were listed on the National Register in 1982, and in 1996 St. Elmo was designated a Local Historic District. Many of the buildings from the late 19th and early 20th century have been preserved. A St. Elmo resident is an 'Elmoian'.

Location

Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee
34.99914, -85.33175

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

Lookout Mountain Incline Railway
Industrial
0.7 mi
Cravens-Coleman House
Industrial
1.1 mi
Lookout Mountain Caverns and Cavern Castle
Listed
1.4 mi
Wauhatchie Pike
Civil War
1.7 mi
Chattanooga Plow Power House
Industrial
2.8 mi

Nearby Battles

Lookout Mountain Battle
1863Civil War
0.6 mi
Battle of Missionary Ridge (Lookout Mountain)
1863Civil War
0.9 mi
Battle of Lookout Mountain (Battle Above the Clouds)
1863Civil War
0.9 mi

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When was St. Elmo Historic District listed on the National Register?

St. Elmo Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 14, 1982.

What type of historic resource is St. Elmo Historic District?

St. Elmo Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for St. Elmo Historic District?

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