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The College Hill Historic District is bounded on the
east and west by Court Street and Cates Street/Montvale Road, and on the
north and south by Goddard Avenue and Wilson Avenue. Having the largest
number of historic residences in the city, many of which are on the
National Register of Historic Places, one is immediately aware of the
various styles of architecture which were so typical in the late 1800s
and the early 1900s: Queen Anne, Victorian, Bungalow, Craftsman and
Romanesque. Indiana Avenue, just opposite the athletic fields of
Maryville College, was the first to be developed in the late 1800s with
large, prestigious homes built by the prominent people of
the area at that time. As development encroached, roads radiated out
from Indiana Avenue with smaller residences in the Craftsman and
Bungalow styles as evidenced along Goddard Avenue, Miller Avenue, Wilson
Avenue, Stanley Avenue and Court Street. These homes have the
characteristic screened porches, gabled rooflines, multi-light windows,
and decorative woodwork on the porches and the eaves. Most of these
homes, whether the larger Victorian, Queen Anne
and Romanesque homes, or the more modest Bungalow and Craftsman styles,
have built-in shelves and cabinets, coffered ceilings of oak or ash or
pine, natural wood moldings and frames, and beautiful hardwood floors.
This section of Maryville was farmland until after the end of the Civil
War, and it wasn't until the 1880’s that development began in this area.
Most of the historic homes were built between 1880 and 1939. By 1930,
the College Hill area was considered one of the city's best residential
neighborhoods
and was populated by leading citizens of Maryville. Its quiet tree-lined
streets and fine homes made it one of the more desirable sections of the
city. The College Hill Historic District has maintained its 19th and
20th century architectural character to a great degree. The Historic
College Hill Neighborhood Association was established in 1992 and was
revitalized in 1999.
Its main purposes are to preserve the historic
elements of the district and to offer support to the Historic Zoning
Commission in its preservation endeavors. The HCHNA is pro-active in its
support of Maryville's 20/20 Vision. |