Water Street Historic District (Clifton, Tennessee)

Water Street Historic District
Water Street Historic District (Clifton, Tennessee) is located in Tennessee
Water Street Historic District (Clifton, Tennessee)
LocationWater St. (State Route 128) between Polk and Cedar Sts., Clifton, Tennessee
Coordinates35°23′15″N 87°59′33″W / 35.3875°N 87.9925°W / 35.3875; -87.9925
Area10 acres (4.0 ha)
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman, Gable-front and wing
NRHP reference No.92000829[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 8, 1992

The Water Street Historic District, in Clifton, Tennessee, is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

It includes about 10 acres (4.0 ha) of residential properties along Water St. (now Tennessee State Route 128) between Polk and Cedar streets in Clifton.[2] In 1992 it included 14 contributing buildings and two non-contributing ones on eight parcels. The north edge of three of those parcels is formed by the Tennessee River.[2]

This historic district is located less than 200 yards (180 m) from the Clifton Ferry Landing. In 1992 the Clifton Ferry was one of the last eight ferries surviving in Tennessee.[2] The ferry has since closed, apparently.

The historic resources in the district were built from about 1870 to 1940; "the remains of late nineteenth and early twentieth century prosperity survive in the domestic architecture of Water Street."[2] This period was the post-Civil War boom period in the town.[3] The district has architecture ranging from Queen Anne style and Minimal Traditional architecture.[3]

T.S. Stribling Museum

The district includes the longtime home of Pulitzer Prize-winning author T.S. Stribling (1881-1965). It is now operated as the T.S. Stribling Museum.[4] It is one of three bungalows in the district, which were all built between 1924 and 1930.[2] The T.S. Stribling House, also known as the Kloss-Stribling House, is a two-story house that was built for T. L. Kloss in 1924. It was later purchased by Stribling.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#92000829)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Water Street Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved February 20, 2022. With accompanying ten photos from 1991
  3. ^ a b SR-69 Proposed Improvements, SR-15 to SR-202, Decatur, Hardin and Wayne Counties: Environmental Impact Statement. 1993. p. 27. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  4. ^ "T.S. Stribling Museum". City of Clifton.


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