Sevierville Commercial Historic District

Sevierville Commercial Historic District is a 3.5 acres (1.4 ha) historic district in Sevierville, Tennessee. It has 21 contributing buildings along sections of Bruce Street, Court Avenue, and Commerce Street[1] including the Sevier County Courthouse (which is separately NRHP-listed). The courthouse was built in 1896 one block south of the town square where the former courthouse was located.[2]

Sevierville Commercial Historic District
Sevierville Commercial Historic District is located in Tennessee
Sevierville Commercial Historic District
LocationSections of Bruce St., Court Ave., and Commerce St., Sevierville, Tennessee
Coordinates35°52′05″N 83°33′57″W / 35.86806°N 83.56583°W / 35.86806; -83.56583
Area3.5 acres (1.4 ha)
Built1896
NRHP reference No.86002910[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 23, 1986

Buildings in the district are:

  1. 136 E. Bruce Street
  2. 132 E. Bruce Street
  3. 120 E. Bruce Street (c.1970), non-contributing
  4. 118 E. Bruce Street (c.1925), one-story brick building
  5. 110-114 E. Bruce Street
  6. 158 Court Avenue, Yett store
  7. 150 Court Avenue
  8. 138-142 Court Avenue
  9. 134 Court Avenue
  10. 128 Court Avenue
  11. 120 Court Avenue
  12. 112-118 Court Avenue
  13. 110 Court Avenue
  14. 115-117 Court Avenue
  15. 119 Court Avenue
  16. 121 Court Avenue
  17. 111 Commerce Street (c.1930), two-story building with a second story balcony and a stepped parapet
  18. Sevier County Courthouse
  19. 102 W. Bruce Street (1906), two-story brick wholesale house for the M. Yett and Son merchandise company. As of 1986, had its "original doors, arched windows and corbelled brick cornice."
  20. 101 E. Bruce Street (1923), three-story building with stepped parapet, originally the First National Bank
  21. 105 E. Bruce Street
  22. 123-125 E. Bruce Street
  23. 129 E. Bruce Street, and
  24. 131 E. Bruce Street.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Philip Thomason; Beulah Linn (May 21, 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Sevierville Commercial Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved June 26, 2018. With accompanying nine photos from 1986