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Read House (Additional Documentation)
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National Register of Historic Places

Read House (Additional Documentation)

On the National Register since 197650 years
Listed 1976Chattanooga
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About Read House (Additional Documentation)

Read House (Additional Documentation), at 107 West M.L.K. Boulevard, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec 23, 1976. It was among the first 10 of Chattanooga’s 89 listings. The Register lists it for its commerce and architecture, at the local level. The listing covers 1.4 acres. 18 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isListed on the NRHP in Hamilton County, Tennessee. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

Through the years

1926 to today

  1. 1926Built
  2. 1976Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 50 years
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

107 West M.L.K. Boulevard, Chattanooga · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Read House (Additional Documentation)Start here
  2. 2James BuildingBuilding · next door
  3. 3Chattanooga Bank BuildingBuilding · next door
  4. 4Maclellan BuildingBuilt 1923 · next door
  5. 5Tivoli Theater (Additional Documentation)Building · 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.

DMarket Street Warehouse Historic DistrictDistrict0.2 miBOld Post Office (Additional Documentation)Building0.2 miBU.S. Post OfficeBuilding0.2 miDStone Fort Land Company Historic DistrictDistrict0.2 miDMarket Square-Patten ParkwayDistrict0.2 miBOld Library BuildingBuilt 19040.2 miBFirst Congregational ChurchBuilt 19050.2 miBOchs BuildingBuilding0.2 miBSchwartz, Robert, and Company BuildingBuilt 19200.2 miBSecond Presbyterian ChurchBuilding0.2 miDDowntown Chattanooga Historic DistrictDistrict0.2 miBTrigg-Smartt Building (Additional Documentation)Built 18880.2 miBSt. Paul's Episcopal ChurchBuilding0.2 miBMiller Brothers Department StoreBuilt 18890.2 miBSouthern Railway Freight DepotBuilt 18710.3 miBMunicipal BuildingBuilt 19080.3 miBSaints Peter and Paul Catholic Church and BuildingsBuilding0.3 miBSoldiers and Sailors Memorial AuditoriumBuilding0.3 mi
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BCentral Block BuildingBuilt 18830.3 miBFirst Baptist Church Education BuildingBuilding0.3 miBHamilton County CourthouseBuilding0.3 miBCrane BuildingBuilt 19120.4 miDKing, M. L., Boulevard Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miBShiloh Baptist ChurchBuilding0.4 miBCaleb Isbester HouseBuilt 18960.4 miBFrances Willard HouseBuilt 19280.4 miDFountain SquareDistrict0.4 miBWiley United Methodist ChurchBuilding0.4 miBTurnbull Cone and Machine CompanyBuilt 19240.5 miBMedical Arts BuildingBuilding0.5 miBChrist Church EpiscopalBuilding0.5 miBFirst Presbyterian ChurchBuilding0.5 miBGaskill HouseBuilding0.5 miBBrabson House (Additional Documentation)Building0.5 miBChattanooga Car BarnsBuilt 18870.5 miBChattanooga Electric RailwayBuilding0.5 mi

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Questions about Read House (Additional Documentation)

Is Read House (Additional Documentation) on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Dec 23, 1976 (Register number 76001780).

Is Read House (Additional Documentation) a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Tennessee has 29 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is John Ross House, 5.1 miles away.

Can you visit Read House (Additional Documentation)?

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.