Piney Flats Historic District

Situated along the tracks of the Norfolk & Southern Railroad in Sullivan County, the Piney Flats Historic District is comprised of 36 principal properties located within the heart of the unincorporated village of Piney Flats. Growth of the community began when the East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad arrived in the region. Easier access to the railroad meant that new businesses came to Piney Flats. Wolfe Brothers and Co., a woodworking company, took advantage of the improved transportation and became a major employer. With its earliest resources dating to the 1880s and the latest contributing resources dating to c.1960, properties within the district reflect the historic and architectural development of the Piney Flats community throughout the late-19th to mid-20th century. The majority of the historic resources are residential; however, others include commercial buildings, a church, school, cemetery, and park. Architectural styles and forms represented within the district include Queen Anne, Classical Revival, Colonial Revival, English Cottage Revival, Dutch Colonial Revival, I-House, Bungalow, Ranch House, and Commercial Vernacular.

National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for the Piney Flats Historic District.

Whitaker-Motlow House

Constructed circa 1846 by Newman Whitaker, the Whitaker-Motlow House is a two-story, brick I-house with elements of Greek Revival and Italianate design. The house is located in rural Lincoln County on State Highway 50 between the towns of Fayetteville and Lynchburg (in neighboring Moore County). Severely damaged in a tornado in 1909, the second story and a portion of the façade were rebuilt similar to its original design shortly after the tornado. Character-defining features of the house include the single bay, two-story portico with bracketed pediment, paired multi-light windows with shutters, brick pilasters, and a main entry with transom and sidelights. The interior of the Whitaker-Motlow House is characterized by a central hall and stair, which on both floors is flanked by large, open rooms. The floors are constructed of heart of pine boards, the majority of which are original. The property also includes historic stone walls, smoke house, well, and cistern.

National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for the Whitaker-Motlow House.

Memphis Landing

This Memphis cobblestone landing was first listed in the National Register as part of the Cotton Row Historic District in 1979. More recent research showed that the landing has national importance as a major inland port. Cotton was a major crop for more than a century and for most of that time Memphis was a major shipping point for cotton. Beginning in 1838 when the landing was a mud flat, through the paving of the landing in the 1850s, and through changes in the early-20th century, the approximate 11 acres that comprise the Memphis Landing played an essential role in the commercial development of the U.S.

National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for the Memphis Landing.