The Cleveland Commercial Historic District is a
historic district
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located in the central
business district
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of
Cleveland, Tennessee
Cleveland is the county seat of and largest city in Bradley County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 47,356 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Cleveland metropolitan area, Tennessee (consisting of Bradley and neigh ...
. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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(NRHP) in 2017.
Description
The area referred to as the "Cleveland Commercial Historic District" coexists with the area often referred to as "Downtown Cleveland," and was historically the primary social, commercial, and governmental area of Cleveland and
Bradley County.
The NRHP listings describes the district as being "Roughly bounded by 50-100 block of Central Ave., 10-100 block of Church & 100 block of
Inman Sts., 100 block of 2nd St., SE." The district includes a total of 65 structures, mostly built between the 1850s and 1960s. Architectural styles include
Second Empire,
Italianate,
Classical Revival
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, and mid-century modern detailing. The district includes many historic structures listed on the NRHP including the
Bradley County Courthouse Annex (U.S. Post Office),
Broad Street United Methodist Church,
St. Luke's Episcopal Church,
Fillauer Brothers Building,
Craigmiles Hall
Craigmiles Hall is a historic building in Cleveland, Tennessee, U.S.. It was built as an opera house in 1877–1878. With Its construction was commissioned by Walter Craigmiles, who grew up in the P.M. Craigmiles House. It remained in the Craig ...
, and the
W.J. Hughes Business House.
[ The district also includes the Bradley County Courthouse, built in 1964, and other government offices of both the city of Cleveland and Bradley County.][
The district was listed on the NRHP on May 5, 2017.][
]
See also
*
*Centenary Avenue Historic District
The Centenary Avenue is one of the oldest historic districts in Cleveland, Tennessee. It is bounded by Eighteenth, Harle, Thirteenth and Ocoee Streets, is located adjacent to the Ocoee Street Historic District, and is regarded as one of the wi ...
*Ocoee Street Historic District
The Ocoee Street Historic District is a historic district and neighborhood located in downtown Cleveland, Tennessee along U.S. Route 11 that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on December 13, 1995. It is located adja ...
References
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National Register of Historic Places in Bradley County, Tennessee
Neighborhoods in Cleveland, Tennessee
Geography of Bradley County, Tennessee
Populated places in Bradley County, Tennessee
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee