Whites Creek Historic District is a historic neighborhood in
Whites Creek, Tennessee
Whites Creek is an unincorporated community located near Nashville in the northern part of Davidson County, Tennessee. The community and nearby creek which travels north to south along US 431 were named after an early settler named White who was ...
. It was listed on the
(NRHP) in 1984.
History
The district is Nashville's only historic rural area and it covers . Located in northwestern Davidson County the area's buildings were built from the 1830s to the early 1900s. Frederick Stump and
Jesse James
Jesse Woodson James (September 5, 1847April 3, 1882) was an American outlaw, bank and train robber, guerrilla and leader of the James–Younger Gang. Raised in the " Little Dixie" area of Western Missouri, James and his family maintained stro ...
lived in Whites Creek. The
Frederick Stump House is in Whites Creek. In 2015 the district was added to an annual historic-endangered list by ''
The Tennessean
''The Tennessean'' (known until 1972 as ''The Nashville Tennessean'') is a daily newspaper in Nashville, Tennessee. Its circulation area covers 39 counties in Middle Tennessee and eight counties in southern Kentucky. It is owned by Gannett, ...
'' newspaper: "Historic Nashville lists nine threatened properties".
It was added to the
on July 18, 1980.
References
1830s establishments in Tennessee
National Register of Historic Places in Nashville, Tennessee
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee
Neighborhoods in Nashville, Tennessee
Populated places in Davidson County, Tennessee
Geography of Nashville, Tennessee
Tourist attractions in Tennessee
Tourist attractions in Nashville, Tennessee
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