National Register of Historic Places listings in Rutherford County, Tennessee

Location of Rutherford County in Tennessee

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Rutherford County, Tennessee.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map.

There are 47 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, and five former listings.

Contents: Counties in Tennessee

Anderson – Bedford – Benton – Bledsoe – Blount – Bradley – Campbell – Cannon – Carroll – Carter – Cheatham – Chester – Claiborne – Clay – Cocke – Coffee – Crockett – Cumberland – Davidson – Decatur – DeKalb – Dickson – Dyer – Fayette – Fentress – Franklin – Gibson – Giles – Grainger – Greene – Grundy – Hamblen – Hamilton – Hancock – Hardeman – Hardin – Hawkins – Haywood – Henderson – Henry – Hickman – Houston – Humphreys – Jackson – Jefferson – Johnson – Knox – Lake – Lauderdale – Lawrence – Lewis – Lincoln – Loudon – Macon – Madison – Marion – Marshall – Maury – McMinn – McNairy – Meigs – Monroe – Montgomery – Moore – Morgan – Obion – Overton – Perry – Pickett – Polk – Putnam – Rhea – Roane – Robertson – Rutherford – Scott – Sequatchie – Sevier – Shelby – Smith – Stewart – Sullivan – Sumner – Tipton – Trousdale – Unicoi – Union – Van Buren – Warren – Washington – Wayne – Weakley – White – Williamson – Wilson

          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted May 24, 2024.

Current listings

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church	Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church	March 31, 1995 (#95000291)	224 S. Maney Ave. 35°50′38″N 86°23′14″W	Murfreesboro
2	Arnold-Harrell House	Arnold-Harrell House	March 27, 1992 (#92000145)	1710 E. Main St. 35°50′26″N 86°21′51″W	Murfreesboro
3	Beesley Primitive Baptist Church	Beesley Primitive Baptist Church	April 8, 1999 (#99000397)	461 Beesley Rd. 35°51′11″N 86°29′51″W	Murfreesboro
4	Thomas C. Black House		July 5, 1996 (#96000231)	4431 Lebanon Rd. 35°55′38″N 86°22′58″W	Murfreesboro
5	Boxwood	Boxwood	October 25, 1984 (#84000139)	Old Salem Pike 35°48′37″N 86°27′09″W	Murfreesboro
6	Bradley Academy	Bradley Academy	June 14, 1990 (#90000914)	415 S. Academy St. 35°50′31″N 86°23′19″W	Murfreesboro	School established 1811; current building completed in 1917
7	Caff-E-Hill Farm		April 14, 1995 (#95000412)	3783 Cripple Creek Rd. 35°46′42″N 86°11′53″W	Readyville
8	Childress-Ray House	Childress-Ray House	December 27, 1979 (#79002458)	225 N. Academy St. 35°50′51″N 86°23′19″W	Murfreesboro	Originally built 1847; remodeled 1874
9	Collier-Crichlow House	Collier-Crichlow House	July 16, 1973 (#73001822)	511 E. Main St. 35°50′42″N 86°22′18″W	Murfreesboro	Second Empire-style house built in 1879
10	Collier-Lane-Crichlow House	Collier-Lane-Crichlow House	August 23, 1978 (#78002629)	500 N. Spring St. 35°51′00″N 86°23′21″W	Murfreesboro	Commonly called the "House of Mayors"; built in 1850
11	Sam Davis House	Sam Davis House	December 23, 1969 (#69000181)	Northeast of Smyrna off State Route 102 35°59′21″N 86°29′56″W	Smyrna
12	Dement House		June 26, 1986 (#86001379)	Cainsville Pike 35°55′56″N 86°16′01″W	Lascassas
13	East Main Street Historic District	East Main Street Historic District	July 11, 1985 (#85001516)	Roughly E. Main, E. Lytle, College, University, and E. Vine Sts. 35°50′42″N 86°22′50″W	Murfreesboro
14	Elmwood		October 15, 1973 (#73001823)	Northwest of Murfreesboro off U.S. Routes 41/70S; also 5722 Old Nashville Highway 35°53′46″N 86°27′28″W	Murfreesboro	5722 Old Nashville Highway represents a boundary increase of July 3, 2007
15	First Presbyterian Church	First Presbyterian Church	June 24, 1993 (#93000561)	210 N. Spring St. 35°50′49″N 86°23′23″W	Murfreesboro
16	Fortress Rosecrans Site	Fortress Rosecrans Site	June 7, 1974 (#74001926)	Old Fort Parkway west of downtown Murfreesboro at the Stones River 35°51′12″N 86°24′41″W	Murfreesboro
17	Logan Henderson Farm	Logan Henderson Farm	September 25, 2003 (#03000971)	3600 Manchester Pike 35°47′27″N 86°21′25″W	Murfreesboro
18	Idler's Retreat	Idler's Retreat	May 19, 2004 (#04000475)	112 Oak St. 35°59′15″N 86°30′55″W	Smyrna
19	Jarman Farm	Jarman Farm	July 6, 1987 (#87001368)	Cainsville Pike 35°57′46″N 86°15′30″W	Lascassas
20	Enoch H. Jones House		August 25, 1995 (#95001043)	6339 Halls Hill Pike 35°51′39″N 86°13′04″W	Murfreesboro
21	William B. Jordan Farm		July 13, 1992 (#92000825)	2665 Taylor Ln. 35°46′03″N 86°36′10″W	Eagleville
22	Landsberger-Gerhardt House		December 13, 1993 (#93001397)	435 N. Spring St. 35°51′00″N 86°23′21″W	Murfreesboro
23	Uncle Dave Macon House	Uncle Dave Macon House	November 15, 1973 (#73001827)	West of Readyville on U.S. Route 70S 35°49′27″N 86°14′27″W	Readyville	Home of banjoist and showman Uncle Dave Macon
24	Marymont	Marymont	October 30, 1973 (#73001824)	Southwest of Murfreesboro, off State Route 99 on Rucker Lane 35°49′12″N 86°28′45″W	Murfreesboro
25	William Harrison McCord House		December 20, 1984 (#84001121)	U.S. Route 41A 35°44′46″N 86°39′06″W	Eagleville
26	McGill – Becton – Cates Family Farm		November 9, 2005 (#05001220)	2432 Cripple Creek Rd. 35°47′03″N 86°12′41″W	Readyville
27	Middle Tennessee State Teachers College Training School	Middle Tennessee State Teachers College Training School	January 4, 1993 (#92001731)	923 E. Lytle St. 35°50′49″N 86°22′31″W	Murfreesboro
28	Morgan House	Morgan House	December 27, 1979 (#79002457)	Southwest of Christiana 35°39′22″N 86°27′27″W	Christiana
29	Murfreesboro Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District		March 12, 2012 (#12000119)	3400 Lebanon Pike 35°55′00″N 86°22′41″W	Murfreesboro	United States Second Generation Veterans Hospitals Multiple Property Submission
30	Murray Farm		July 31, 1991 (#91000980)	9409 Bradyville Rd. 35°45′21″N 86°15′49″W	Readyville
31	North Maney Avenue Historic District		April 4, 1985 (#85000709)	Roughly bounded by N. Maney and N. Highland Aves., E. College St., and N. Academy Ave. 35°50′55″N 86°23′10″W	Murfreesboro
32	Oaklands	Oaklands	February 26, 1970 (#70000616)	N. Maney Ave. 35°51′21″N 86°23′06″W	Murfreesboro
33	Old First Presbyterian Church and Old City Cemetery	Old First Presbyterian Church and Old City Cemetery	March 12, 2012 (#12000120)	390 E. Vine St. 35°50′37″N 86°23′16″W	Murfreesboro	Cemetery dating to the 1820s and site of the original First Presbyterian Church in Murfreesboro which was destroyed by Union Army troops during the American Civil War
34	Gen. Joseph B. Palmer House	Gen. Joseph B. Palmer House	September 20, 1973 (#73001825)	434 E. Main St. 35°50′43″N 86°23′07″W	Murfreesboro	Built in 1869 by Confederate general Joseph B. Palmer (1825–1890)
35	Providence Primitive Baptist Church		November 8, 2000 (#00001357)	256 Central Valley Rd. 35°56′19″N 86°22′51″W	Walterhill
36	Charles Ready House	Charles Ready House	July 2, 1973 (#73001828)	On U.S. Route 70S 35°49′45″N 86°10′47″W	Readyville	Known as "The Corners," built in 1829 by Charles Ready
37	Riverside Farm		December 12, 2006 (#06001132)	1218 W. Jefferson Pike 35°57′55″N 86°23′21″W	Walterhill
38	Rockvale Store		September 14, 1995 (#95001114)	8964 Rockvale Rd. 35°45′27″N 86°31′53″W	Rockvale
39	Benjamine Rucker House		February 28, 1991 (#91000223)	3978 Betty Ford Rd. 35°55′14″N 86°19′51″W	Compton
40	Rutherford County Courthouse	Rutherford County Courthouse	July 16, 1973 (#73001826)	Public Square 35°50′46″N 86°23′31″W	Murfreesboro
41	Rutherford Health Department	Rutherford Health Department	July 24, 1992 (#92000960)	303 N. Church St. 35°50′54″N 86°23′27″W	Murfreesboro
42	Absalom Scales House		October 30, 1973 (#73001821)	North of Eagleville off State Route 16, on Rocky Glade Rd. 35°46′27″N 86°38′22″W	Eagleville
43	Searcy – Matthews – Tarpley Farm		July 14, 2011 (#11000459)	455 W. Jefferson Pike 35°57′08″N 86°23′07″W	Walterhill	Historic Family Farms in Middle Tennessee MPS
44	Robert Andrew Smith Farm		January 4, 1993 (#92001712)	2568 Armstrong Valley Rd. 35°46′06″N 86°28′45″W	Murfreesboro
45	John C. Spence House	John C. Spence House	August 23, 2004 (#04000302)	503 N. Maple St. 35°51′10″N 86°23′32″W	Murfreesboro
46	Stones River National Battlefield	Stones River National Battlefield	October 15, 1966 (#66000075)	3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Murfreesboro on U.S. Route 41 35°52′24″N 86°25′17″W	Murfreesboro
47	Walter Hill Hydroelectric Station		November 7, 1990 (#90001660)	U.S. Route 231 at the Stones River 35°56′37″N 86°22′37″W	Murfreesboro

Former listings

Four other properties have previously been listed, but were removed:

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Brown's Mill		December 29, 1978 (#78002628)	July 30, 2002	SE of Lascassas on Brown's Mill Road	Lascassas
2	Crichlow Grammar School and E. C. Cox Memorial Gym		December 17, 1992 (#92001685)	July 30, 2002	400 N. Maple St. and 105 Olive St.	Murfreesboro
3	Hiram Jenkins House		June 16, 1989 (#89000504)	November 8, 2006	1556 Gresham Lane	Murfreesboro
4	Ridley's Landing		July 16, 1973 (#73001829)	July 24, 2008	N of Smyrna on Jones Mill Rd., at Stones River	Smyrna vicinity
5	Thomas Williamson House		June 21, 1996 (#96000687)	November 19, 2014	2263 Little Rock Rd. 35°44′58″N 86°37′17″W	Eagleville

See also

• List of National Historic Landmarks in Tennessee
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Tennessee