Boatyard Historic District

Historic district in Tennessee, United States

United States historic place


Boatyard Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


36°33′02″N 82°36′17″W / 36.55056°N 82.60472°W / 36.55056; -82.60472
Area	385 acres (1.56 km²)
Built	1775
Architectural style	Late Victorian, Federal
NRHP reference No.	73001785^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 12, 1973

The Boatyard Historic District, in Sullivan and Hawkins counties near Kingsport, Tennessee is a 385 acres (1.56 km²) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. The listing included seven contributing buildings, four contributing sites, and a contributing object.^[1]

Paraphrasing, it includes area on the north side of the South Fork of the Holston River, area on both sides of the North Fork of the Holston River. It includes the lower end of the Long Island of the Holston (a U.S. National Historical Landmark). It includes most of the land included in the 1802 town of Christianville, all of the land, except the area north of the railroad, included in the 1818 town of Rossville, the Christian's Fort area; and the Rotherwood area. <end paraphrasing>

Architecture: Late Victorian, Federal

Historic function: Domestic; Transportation; Defense; Commerce/trade Historic subfunction: Department Store; Water-related; Single Dwelling; Fortification; Road-related; Battle Site

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References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ Muriel C. Spoden (August 30, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Boatyard Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved June 15, 2018. With accompanying 12 photos