Roughly bounded by North Hills Blvd., North Park Blvd., Fountain Park Blvd., Knoxville, Tennessee. County/parish: Knox.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 25, 2008. NRIS 08000677.
Part of Knoxville and Knox County MPS (NRIS 64500608).
158 contributing buildings. 1 contributing site.
The North Hills Historic District is a residential subdivision in north Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, that was added to the National Register of Historic Places in September 2008 as a historic district. The subdivision was established in 1927 by the North Hills Corporation as a neighborhood of custom-built homes, catering to middle-class families. The historic district includes 130 houses on about 50 acres (20 ha). At the time of its listing on the National Register, it was described by the Tennessee Historical Commission as a good example of mid-20th century residential architecture.
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