Boatyard Historic District Explained

Boatyard Historic District
Nearest City:Kingsport, Tennessee
Coordinates:36.5506°N -82.6047°W
Built:1775
Architecture:Late Victorian, Federal
Added:December 12, 1973
Area:385acres
Refnum:73001785

The Boatyard Historic District, in Sullivan and Hawkins counties near Kingsport, Tennessee is a 385acres 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.

Paraphrasing, it includes area on the north side of the South Fork of the Holston River, area on both sides of the North Forkof 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.

Architecture: Late Victorian, Federal

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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=73001785}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Boatyard Historic District ]. National Park Service. Muriel C. Spoden . August 30, 1973 . June 15, 2018. With