Draft:South Main Street Historic District (Covington, Tennessee)



The South Main Street Historic District in Covington in Tipton County, Tennessee was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. It is a 25 acre historic district which included 75 contributing buildings.

The South Main Street Historic District in Covington includes about 50 houses from the late 19th and the early 20th centuries, along with commercial structures of historic interest.

Selected contributing resources are:
 * Palmer-Sherrod House, Greek Revival
 * First Presbyterian Church (1923), 403 South Main Street, Neoclassical. Has c.1963-64 expansion.
 * Elliston Clinic (C.1940), 707 South Main Street, built by Dr. L. D. Elliston. "Only contributing commercial building in the district; distinguishable by its rounded corners, heavy use of glass block, and Art Deco detailing."

Location: Roughly bounded by S. Main St., Sherrod Ave., S. Maple St. and Sanford and Lauderdale Aves.

"This along with the Minimal Traditional houses at 412 and 416 South Main Street (#5 & 6) complete the evolutionary cycle of architectural styles beginning with the Greek Revival Palmer-Sherrod House and ending with these emerging modern twentieth century styles. The seventy-five contributing resources of the South Main Street Historic District include one commercial building, forty-seven residences, twentysix outbuildings, and one religious structure. The majority of the commercial and residential buildings retain their integrity and reflect the stages of growth and development of Covington between 1853 and 1941. With a remarkable ninety-six. percent of the primary buildings b

Architect: Multiple Architecture: Colonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman, Queen Anne Historic subfunction: Single Dwelling; Secondary Structure Criteria: event, architecture/engineering