The Bon Aqua Springs Historic District near
Bon Aqua, Tennessee
Bon Aqua is an unincorporated community in Hickman County, Tennessee, United States. Bon Aqua is located in northern Hickman County south-southeast of Dickson. Bon Aqua has a post office with ZIP code 37025, which opened on March 5, 1842.
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is a
historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...
which was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1990. The listing included six
contributing buildings
In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic distric ...
, seven
contributing structures
In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic distric ...
, and a
contributing site
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.
[
It was developed as a ]mineral springs
Mineral springs are naturally occurring springs that produces hard water, water that contains dissolved minerals. Salts, sulfur compounds, and gases are among the substances that can be dissolved in the spring water during its passage underg ...
resort, the Bon Aqua Springs Spa, located southeast of the unincorporated community of Bon Aqua. The district includes remnants of the resort, including houses, spring houses, a cottage, a corn crib, bridges, a dam, a swimming pool, and a reservoir.[ With ]
References
Springs of Tennessee
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee
National Register of Historic Places in Hickman County, Tennessee
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