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Bemis Historic District

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Bemis Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by D St., the Illinois Central Gulf RR tracks, Sixth St. and rural property lines to the W and S, Jackson, Tennessee
Area450 acres (180 ha)
Built1900
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleBungalow/Craftsman, Mission/Spanish Revival, Dutch Colonial Revival, Other
NRHP reference No.91001777[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 16, 1991

Bemis Historic District, in Bemis, Tennessee and Jackson, Tennessee, is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. It includes Bungalow/Craftsman, Mission/Spanish Revival, Dutch Colonial Revival and other architecture. The listing included 511 contributing buildings, three contributing sites, eight contributing structures, and one contributing object on 450 acres (180 ha).[1]

The district was a planned community developed within the southern part of the city of Jackson, Tennessee that was a company town for Bemis Industries.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ John Linn Hopkins (July 15, 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bemis Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved March 27, 2017. With 80 photos.