History · Dayton · established 1820
4 landmarks tell Dayton’s story
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On the National Register
4 historic places in Dayton
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving. One is a National Historic Landmark, the highest tier.
places listed
4
National Historic Landmark
1
Rhea County Courthouse
historic buildings protected
4
each building in a district counts
first listed
1972
Rhea County Courthouse
in Tennessee
#71
by listings
Buildings★ landmark
★ LandmarkRhea County CourthouseBuilding
Broyles-Darwin HouseBuilding
Dr. Walter Thomison HouseBuilding
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
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From the National Register of Historic Places (4). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.