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James Building
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National Register of Historic Places

James Building

On the National Register since 198046 years
Listed 1980Chattanooga
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About James Building

James Building, at 735 Broad St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 29, 1980. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It was listed as part of Hunt, Reuben H., Buildings in Hamilton County TR. The listing covers 1 acre. 19 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric building in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. From Wikidata (CC0).

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735 Broad St., Chattanooga · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1James BuildingStart here
  2. 2Chattanooga Bank BuildingBuilding · next door
  3. 3Maclellan BuildingBuilt 1923 · next door
  4. 4Tivoli Theater (Additional Documentation)Building · next door
  5. 5Downtown Chattanooga Historic DistrictDistrict · next door
Around it

36 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BRead House (Additional Documentation)Built 19260.1 miBSchwartz, Robert, and Company BuildingBuilt 19200.1 miBSecond Presbyterian ChurchBuilding0.1 miBTrigg-Smartt Building (Additional Documentation)Built 18880.1 miBMiller Brothers Department StoreBuilt 18890.1 miBU.S. Post OfficeBuilding0.2 miDStone Fort Land Company Historic DistrictDistrict0.2 miDMarket Square-Patten ParkwayDistrict0.2 miBSaints Peter and Paul Catholic Church and BuildingsBuilding0.2 miBOld Library BuildingBuilt 19040.2 miBFirst Congregational ChurchBuilt 19050.2 miBOchs BuildingBuilding0.2 miBSt. Paul's Episcopal ChurchBuilding0.2 miBCentral Block BuildingBuilt 18830.2 miBHamilton County CourthouseBuilding0.2 miDMarket Street Warehouse Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBMunicipal BuildingBuilt 19080.3 miBOld Post Office (Additional Documentation)Building0.3 mi
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BSoldiers and Sailors Memorial AuditoriumBuilding0.3 miBFirst Baptist Church Education BuildingBuilding0.3 miBFrances Willard HouseBuilt 19280.3 miDFountain SquareDistrict0.3 miBWiley United Methodist ChurchBuilding0.3 miBSouthern Railway Freight DepotBuilt 18710.4 miDKing, M. L., Boulevard Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miBShiloh Baptist ChurchBuilding0.4 miBMedical Arts BuildingBuilding0.4 miBCaleb Isbester HouseBuilt 18960.4 miBGaskill HouseBuilding0.4 miBBrabson House (Additional Documentation)Building0.4 miBChattanooga Car BarnsBuilt 18870.4 miBCrane BuildingBuilt 19120.5 miBChrist Church EpiscopalBuilding0.5 miBFirst Presbyterian ChurchBuilding0.5 miBChancellor T. M. McConnell HouseBuilt 18850.5 miBChattanooga Electric RailwayBuilding0.5 mi

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Is James Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Feb 29, 1980 (Register number 80003814).

Is James Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Tennessee has 29 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is John Ross House, 5.2 miles away.

Can you visit James Building?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.