Whites Creek Historic District

Coordinates: 36°15′32″N 86°49′43″W / 36.258889°N 86.828611°W / 36.258889; -86.828611
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Whites Creek Historic District
Whites Creek Historic District
Whites Creek Historic District is located in Tennessee
Whites Creek Historic District
Whites Creek Historic District is located in the United States
Whites Creek Historic District
LocationNashville, Tennessee 37189
Coordinates36°15′32″N 86°49′43″W / 36.258889°N 86.828611°W / 36.258889; -86.828611
Built1830s
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural style
NRHP reference No.84003530
Added to NRHPAugust 16, 1984

Whites Creek Historic District is a historic neighborhood in Whites Creek, Tennessee. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Davidson County, Tennessee (NRHP) in 1984.

History[edit]

The district is Nashville's only historic rural area and it covers 157 acres (64 ha). Located in northwestern Davidson County the area's buildings were built from the 1830s to the early 1900s. Frederick Stump and Jesse James lived in Whites Creek. The Frederick Stump House is in Whites Creek. In 2015 the district was added to an annual historic-endangered list by The Tennessean newspaper: "Historic Nashville lists nine threatened properties".[1][2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places listings in Davidson County, Tennessee on July 18, 1980.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Meyer, Holly (September 22, 2015). "Historic Nashville lists nine threatened properties". The Tennessean. USA Today. Archived from the original on March 3, 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  2. ^ Gonzalez, Tony (September 22, 2015). "Nashville's Endangered Historic Buildings Named To Annual List". Nashville Public Radio. Archived from the original on December 8, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  3. ^ "National Register Digital Assets - Whites Creek Historic District". npgallery. National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior. Archived from the original on December 8, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022.