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Primm Springs Historic District

Coordinates: 35°49′24″N 87°15′01″W / 35.82333°N 87.25028°W / 35.82333; -87.25028 (Primm Springs Historic District)
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Primm Springs Historic District
Primm Springs Historic District is located in Tennessee
Primm Springs Historic District
LocationIrregular Pattern along the Puppy Branch of Dog Creek between House & Baker Rds. & Mineral Springs, Primm Springs, Tennessee
Coordinates35°49′24″N 87°15′01″W / 35.82333°N 87.25028°W / 35.82333; -87.25028 (Primm Springs Historic District)
Area8 acres (3.2 ha)
Built byMultiple
NRHP reference No.85001480[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 5, 1985

The Primm Springs Historic District in Primm Springs, Tennessee is a 8 acres (3.2 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. The listing included 15 contributing buildings, three contributing structures, and two contributing sites.[1]

It is the location of a historic mineral springs resort. It runs along the Puppy Branch of Dog Creek, through a hollow, where shale formations release waters with dissolved minerals. There were once five mineral springs; three remained in 1985, "sulphur", "arsenic", and "calomel". The district includes "a good collection of vernacular frame structures including a large hotel, another smaller boarding house, six family summercabins or cottages, a dance hall, two small stores, and two frame residences designed for year round use, as well as a number of outbuildings including springhouses, kitchens, smokehouses, barns, and sheds. Most of the buildings were designed for summer use only."[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Richard Quin (March 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Primm Springs Historic District / White Sulphur Springs". National Park Service. Retrieved June 30, 2018. With accompanying 19 photos from 1985