Rogersville Historic District

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Rogersville Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Looking west down Rogersville's historic Main Street.
Location:	Main, Depot, Washington, Hasson, Rogers, Crockett, Broadway, Kyle, Huffmaster, Church, Brewer, Brownlow, and College Streets; McKinney Avenue; and Colonial Road -- all in Rogersville, Tennessee
Nearest city:	Rogersville, Tennessee
Built/Founded:	1775
Architect:	Town plan designed by Joseph Rogers
Governing body:	Rogersville Historic Zoning Commission

The Rogersville Historic District was established by the Town of Rogersville to safeguard, preserve, and protect hundreds of unique and historically significant structures in and around the downtown area of Rogersville, Tennessee. It comprises numerous neighborhoods and business areas, with architecture and significant historical events occurring throughout the history of the town, since its settlement by Davy Crockett's grandparents in 1775.

The street plan of the core of the District, which centers on Rogersville's commercial and governmental hub, was designed by the Town's founder, Joseph Rogers, when he petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly to establish a town at Hawkins Court House in 1786.

The District is administered by the Town of Rogersville's Historic Zoning Commission, a governmental body, and by the Rogersville Heritage Association, a private organization whose mission is to preserve, promote, and protect Rogersville's unique history.

It includes numerous historically-significant structures, including:

Hale Springs Inn, ca. 1824
Hawkins County Courthouse, ca. 1836
Overton Lodge No. 5, F. & A.M., ca. 1840
Rogersville Synodical College campus, ca. 1849

The entire Rogersville Historic District, and the structures within it, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Town of Rogersville official website
Rogersville Heritage Association official website

[edit] References

Goodspeed, History of East Tennessee. (Knoxville: 1887).
Price, Henry, Old Rogersville: An Illustrated History of Rogersville, Tennessee. Vol. I. (Rogersville: 2001).
Price, Henry, Hawkins County: A Pictorial History. (Rogersville: 1996).

v • d • e Historic Rogersville, Tennessee

Places	Amis House • Ebbing and Flowing Spring • Hale Springs Inn • Hawkins County Courthouse • Overton Lodge Price Public Elementary School • Rogersville Historic District • St. Marks Presbyterian Church

History	Battle of Rogersville • Heritage Days • Knoxville Gazette • Pressmen's Home Rogersville Review • Rogersville Synodical College • Swift Memorial College

People	Senator George L. Berry • Charlie Chase (entertainer) • Ruth Hale (women's rights activist) • Congressman Bill Jenkins Congressman Samuel Powell • Joseph Rogers (founder of Rogersville) • Bob Smith (Major League Baseball player) Mayor Jim Sells • General A.P. Stewart, C.S.A. • Mayors of Rogersville