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Tennessee Mid-Century Modern Buildings (page 1)

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Tri-Cities Regional Airport
Blountville, TN
The Tri-Cities Regional Airport was built in 1968. For more, see this website. [map]

Chattanooga:
former Shake Shack

former Baxter Hotel
Covington, TN
This building was supposedly built in 1956 as the Baxter Hotel. It looks more like retail and office space to me. It appears to be vacant now. [map]

Post Office
Covington, TN
This Post Office is an older building that was remodeled at some point with this mid-century modern entrance. I assume the remodeling was done in the 1960s. For more, see this website. [map]

Gatlinburg:
Christus Gardens [gone]
Space Needle [map]

Jackson-Madison County Library
Jackson, TN
The Jackson-Madison County Library was designed by William C. Harris Jr. and opened in 1968. [map]

former George A. Smith & Sons Funeral Home
Jackson, TN

2010:
2021:
The George A. Smith & Sons Funeral Home was at this location by 1943. This building is probably older than that and was adapted with mid-century features, likely in the 1950s or 1960s. The building later housed the Wolfe Enterprises Center. Around 2019, the building was painted a dark gray and began housing the Jackson's Empowerment & Enrichment Complex. [map]

Sunsphere
Knoxville, TN
The Sunsphere was constructed in 1982 which is too late to be considered mid-century but I'll include it here anyway. The sphere is 74 feet in diameter and mounted on a 266-foot-tall tower. It was created for the 1982 World's Fair. The globe was used as a restaurant and observation deck. The restaurant is now gone. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Fountain Lanes Strike & Spare
Knoxville, TN
The Fountain Lanes Strike & Spare was probably built in the 1960s. [map]

More Knoxville:
Civic Auditorium & Coliseum
Fountain City Art Center
former Hyatt Regency Hotel
Lawson McGee Library