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 Jonesboro Historic District - Jonesborough, TN Posted by:  vhasler
N 36° 17.597 W 082° 28.401
17S E 367699 N 4017485
The oldest city in Tennessee has a long history - and many interesting buildings and stories...
Waymark Code: WM6QJY
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 07/08/2009
Views: 7
From the town website (secondary link below), we learn that Jonesborough was founded in 1779. It was temporarily the capital of the State of Franklin until moved to nearby Greeneville. Franklin functioned as the nation’s 14th state until 1788, but was never recognized by Congress. Jonesborough had a preservation movement in the 1970’s which saved many older buildings. It was the first town in Tennessee to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Street address:
bounded by Depot and College Sts., 3rd Ave., and jct. of Main St. and Franklin Ave.,
Jonesborough, TN USA
37659
County / Borough / Parish: Washington County
Year listed: 1969
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1750-1799, 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion
Current function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Recreation And Culture
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Please give the date and brief account of your visit. Include any additional observations or information that you may have, particularly about the current condition of the site. Additional photos are highly encouraged, but not mandatory.
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