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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Carter County, Tennessee.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Carter County, Tennessee, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map.

There are 13 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 1 National Historic Landmark.

See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Tennessee for additional properties in Johnson City, a city that spans the county line.

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Current listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Location City or town Description
1 Rueben Brooks Farmstead
Rueben Brooks Farmstead
April 5, 2001
(#01000344)
 1548 Blue Springs Rd.
36°23′46″N 82°06′25″W / 36.396111°N 82.106944°W / 36.396111; -82.106944 (Rueben Brooks Farmstead)		 Elizabethton Farm established c. 1820, house constructed during the same period.
2 John and Landon Carter House
John and Landon Carter House
April 14, 1972
(#72001230)
 1013 Broad St.
36°21′14″N 82°12′17″W / 36.3539°N 82.2046°W / 36.3539; -82.2046 (John and Landon Carter House)		 Elizabethton
3 Elizabethton Historic District
Elizabethton Historic District
March 14, 1973
(#73001754)
 Bounded roughly by 2nd, 4th, East, and Sycamore Sts.
36°20′52″N 82°12′41″W / 36.347778°N 82.211389°W / 36.347778; -82.211389 (Elizabethton Historic District)		 Elizabethton
4 Henson Hunt House
December 26, 1979
(#79002414)
 Brookdale Rd.
36°17′56″N 82°19′25″W / 36.298889°N 82.323611°W / 36.298889; -82.323611 (Henson Hunt House)		 Johnson City
5 Miller Farmstead
July 25, 2014
(#14000449)
 Roan Mountain State Park
36°10′41″N 82°06′38″W / 36.178126°N 82.110670°W / 36.178126; -82.110670 (Miller Farmstead)		 Roan Mountain
6 Renfro-Allen Farm
March 28, 1996
(#96000333)
 Judge Ben Allen Rd., northeast of Elizabethton
36°22′37″N 82°10′48″W / 36.376944°N 82.18°W / 36.376944; -82.18 (Renfro-Allen Farm)		 Elizabethton
7 Sabine Hill
Sabine Hill
April 11, 1973
(#73001755)
 Off State Route 67
36°19′33″N 82°16′11″W / 36.325833°N 82.269722°W / 36.325833; -82.269722 (Sabine Hill)		 Elizabethton
8 Shelving Rock Encampment
Shelving Rock Encampment
July 10, 2009
(#09000533)
 State Route 143 and Smith Branch Rd.
36°11′00″N 82°04′32″W / 36.183272°N 82.075636°W / 36.183272; -82.075636 (Shelving Rock Encampment)		 Roan Mountain Site where the Overmountain Men camped in September 1780 while en route to the Battle of Kings Mountain.
9 Simerly-Butler House
Simerly-Butler House
November 7, 1996
(#96001315)
 206 Main St.
36°17′00″N 82°10′24″W / 36.283333°N 82.173333°W / 36.283333; -82.173333 (Simerly-Butler House)		 Hampton Now known as Butler Mansion; built in 1867 by local businessman and politician Elijah Simerly; later occupied by Ralph Butler.
10 Sycamore Shoals
Sycamore Shoals
October 15, 1966
(#66000721)
 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Elizabethton on the Watauga River
36°20′33″N 82°15′21″W / 36.3425°N 82.255833°W / 36.3425; -82.255833 (Sycamore Shoals)		 Elizabethton
11 U.S. Post Office
U.S. Post Office
August 9, 1983
(#83003024)
 201-203 N. Sycamore St.
36°20′56″N 82°12′54″W / 36.348889°N 82.215°W / 36.348889; -82.215 (U.S. Post Office)		 Elizabethton Early-1930s beaux-arts building designed by James Wetmore; now home to the Elizabethton-Carter County Public Library.
12 John T. Wilder House
John T. Wilder House
March 13, 1986
(#86000400)
 202 Main St.
36°11′45″N 82°04′16″W / 36.195833°N 82.071111°W / 36.195833; -82.071111 (John T. Wilder House)		 Roan Mountain Built in 1884 by General John T. Wilder.

Former listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Date removed Location City or town Summary
1 Carriger-Cowan House
June 6, 1979
(#79002415)
March 27, 2013
 East of Siam
 Siam
2 Henry Range House
March 25, 1982
(#82003956)
April 12, 1991
 South of Watauga on Smallings Rd.
 Watauga
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