Sevierville’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Sevierville. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Native Americans of the Woodland period were among the first human inhabitants of the area that became Sevierville. They arrived circa 200 A.D.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Sevierville’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Sevierville’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewBrownlow-speech-sevierville-tn1, 1897: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Sevierville
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Sevierville, decade by decade
1920s
1990s
13 historic places in Sevierville
Sevierville has 13 listings on the National Register, and they protect 139 historic buildings, because Thomas Addition Historic District alone counts 98.
Where they are
When they were listed
Listed 2003New Salem Baptist ChurchListed 1971Buckingham House (Additional Documentation)Listed 1971Sevier County Courthouse (Additional Documentation)Listed 1975Waters House (Additional Documentation)Listed 1975Rose GlenListed 1975Trotter-McMahan HouseListed 1980Riley H. Andes House (Additional Documentation)Listed 1986Sevierville Commercial Historic DistrictListed 1990Walker Mill Hydroelectric StationListed 1994Thomas Addition Historic DistrictListed 1997US Post Office-SeviervilleListed 1997Dwight and Kate Wade HouseListed 2001Trotter-McMahan Farm (Boundary Increase)Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Brownlow-speech-sevierville-tn1 (1897) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (7) and the National Register (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.