Seven places in Tennessee have been added to the National Register of Historic Places. Two of them are in Chattanooga, one in Marion County and the other in nearby Tarahoma.
They include a World War II hangar, an African-American cemetery, a foundry, an apartment building, and three fire towers.
Beck Knob Cemetery (Chattanooga-Hamilton County)-The Beck Knob Cemetery covers an area of ​​one acre and is believed to have been built around 1865 for the late African American smugglers. Union supporter Joshua Baker donated land to the African American community. The first recorded tomb was in 1884, and in 1888 the property was transferred to the local African American church (now Hearst United Methodist Church). 188 tombs and 42 tombstones are known; it is believed that many tombs have not yet been discovered. The cemetery represents the diversity of individuals and families in the African-American community in northern Chattanooga. The simplicity of the cemetery design and the use of hand-made markings are a common feature of African-American cemeteries in the state.
Price-Evans Foundry (Chattanooga-Hamilton County)-The five buildings of the former Price-Evans Foundry were built between 1907 and 1923. Most of the buildings are made of bricks and large slabs of glass. The site’s resources include bungalow-style office buildings, foundries and storage facilities. The foundry is located in the Highland Park section of Chattanooga, close to the railway. In the heyday of the city’s industrial development, Chattanooga was known as the Dixie Generator. Price-Evans is known for the decorative iron products used in the state and shipped to the eastern United States. Their ironwork can be found in historic buildings in Chattanooga. Although the company declared bankruptcy in 1934, the site continued to operate under various other names, manufacturing boilers, mining machinery, and industrial metal wheels.
Fire Watch Tower-Three fire watch towers are included in the National Register of Historic Places. In 2015, a consultant wrote “Tennessee Forest Fire Observation Tower, 1933-1975″. This document contains a comprehensive history of fire towers built in the state between 1933 and 1975. Often referred to as the “cover form,” the personal nomination written for the fire watchtower requires less context because it is in a larger file. This document makes it easier to prepare individual nominations.
Big Hill Fire Lookout Tower (Sequatchie-Marion County)-The Tennessee Department of Forestry built this tower, operator cabin, utility building, and crew house around 1947 as part of its efforts to manage forest fires. Aeromotor Company built many observation towers in Tennessee. Although the Big Hill tower is not marked, it is believed to be an Aeromotor MC-39. This 60-foot-tall tower is perfect for providing a full view of the forest surrounding Marion County. Like other fire watch towers, this tower is permanently staffed. Of the five towers once located in Marion County, the Big Mountain Tower is located at the highest point at 2,032 feet above sea level. Big Hill is one of the only three remaining towers in the county, and Prentice Cooper and Cave Spring are the others that still exist.
T-201 Aircraft Hangar (Tullahoma-Coffee County)-Central Tennessee was a military training center during World War II, with Camp Forrest in Tallahoma and Smyrna Army Airport in Rutherford County. Tulahoma Army Base (now Tulahoma Regional Airport) is a supplementary training base where the T-201 aircraft hangar was built in 1941. When completed, the 1,300-acre training center includes more than 100 buildings and 3 runways capable of handling bombers. The center was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and was put into use from 1941 to 1945. The aircraft hangar is used for flight operations and maintenance training. The hangar is clad in metal and is known for its large sliding glass doors and metal doors, as well as irregular roof lines. It is one of the few surviving buildings in the training center.
Overton Park Court Apartment (Memphis-Shelby County) – The 1924 Overton Park Court Apartment is located in downtown Memphis and consists of two-story, two-story basement apartment buildings in a U shape. The layout of the building provides residents with a large grass courtyard. The brick veneer building has multi-light windows, eaves brackets and belt courses on the outside. An interesting feature of each building is the tall and curved central parapet, reflecting the Renaissance or Mission Revival style. Architect William Lester designed the Memphis apartment and other apartment buildings. Overton Park Court Apartments aims to attract the middle class working in the city. The complex is close to tram lines, close to retail businesses and restaurants.