Whites Creek, Tennessee

Whites Creek
Neighborhood
Old Bank and Centre Star Lodge
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Coordinates: 36°15′57″N 86°49′51″W
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Davidson
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip code	37189
Area code(s)	615, 629

Whites Creek Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Built	1830s
Architect	Multiple
Architectural style	Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals architecture Bungalow architecture Craftsman architecture Late-Victorian
NRHP reference No.	84003530
Added to NRHP	August 16, 1984

Whites Creek is a neighborhood of Davidson County in the U.S. state of Tennessee.^[1] It is governed by the Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County, because the government of Davidson County is consolidated with that of Nashville.

The community is named for the creek of the same name running north–south along U.S. Route 431.

Whites Creek Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places listings in Davidson County, Tennessee on July 18, 1980.^[2] It has some of the best preserved examples of the architectural and historical significance of this era in Middle Tennessee.^[3]

Whites Creek Comprehensive High School is the community's only high school. The school is a part of the Metro Nashville Public Schools system.

History

The legendary James Gang outlaws visited Whites Creek and rested there in the 1800s. Gang member Bill Ryan was arrested on March 25, 1881 in Whites Creek, prompting gang leaders Frank and Jesse James to leave the area.^{[citation needed]}

Fontanel, the former residence of Barbara Mandrell, is located in Whites Creek. The location was purchased by two investors and reopened to the public, featuring a restaurant, trails, and an amphitheater. It recently added a bed & breakfast called The Inn at Fontanel, and a branch of Prichard's Distillery.^{[citation needed]}

The historic district is Nashville's only historic rural area and it covers 157 acres (64 ha). Located in northwestern Davidson County the area's buildings were built from the 1830s to the early 1900s. Frederick Stump and Jesse James lived in Whites Creek. The Frederick Stump House is in Whites Creek. In 2015 the district was added to an annual historic-endangered list by The Tennessean newspaper: "Historic Nashville lists nine threatened properties".^[4][5]

Notable residents

• JJ Lawhorn – American country music artist-songwriter
• Frank Omiyale – NFL offensive tackle
• Homer "Boots" Randolph – (1927 – 2007) Performed 1963 saxophone hit "Yakety Sax"
• John Rich – Country music star and co-founder of MuzikMafia
• Kid Rock (Robert James Ritchie) - American singer, songwriter, and rapper
• Kane Brown- Country music singer, actor

References

1. "Whites Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
2. "National Register Digital Assets - Whites Creek Historic District". npgallery. National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
3. Graves, John (1975). Northwest Davidson County / The Land - It's People. Nashville,TN: John P. Graves. pp. 38–39.
4. Gonzalez, Tony (September 22, 2015). "Nashville's Endangered Historic Buildings Named To Annual List". Nashville Public Radio. Archived from the original on December 8, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
5. Meyer, Holly (September 22, 2015). "Historic Nashville lists nine threatened properties". The Tennessean. USA Today. Archived from the original on March 3, 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2022.