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has placed several war-era cannons in the neighborhood. In the 1880s, the fort and surrounding land was auctioned off. In time, Fort Wood became one of Chattanooga's finest residential neighborhoods. Large, fashionable homes soon appeared in the
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gave the Fort Wood area statutory zoning protection and many more houses were under renovation. Today, many of the homes in Fort Wood have been converted into apartments. Indeed, student apartments in this area are highly sought after by
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Z.C. Patten House (1892), known to most UTC students as "Patten House", home of the Alumni Affairs Department. Also notable are the two
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Mayor Edmund Watkins House, 801 Vine Street. Built in 1889, now operated as the Mayor's Mansion Inn Bed and Breakfast.
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Fort Wood's revitalization began with the Warner House at the corner of Vine and Palmetto Streets. Also, the
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Sigma Chi Fraternity house was located at 901 Oak St. before it burned down in 1998
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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee
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Article regarding the clash between college students and older residents
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On April 17, 1979, Fort Wood Historic District was added to the
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Roughly bounded by Palmetto, McCallie, E. 4th and O'Neal Streets
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National Register of Historic Places in Chattanooga, Tennessee
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900 Oak Street, once a fraternity house, it now houses a
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students who wish to live off, but close to, the campus.
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Fort Wood Historic District is located in Tennessee
Fort Wood Historic District is located in the United States
Chattanooga, Tennessee
35°02′41″N 85°17′31″W / 35.0448°N 85.2920°W / 35.0448; -85.2920
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Chattanooga, Tennessee
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Civil War
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National Park Service
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Tudor Revival
Romanesque Revival
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National Register of Historic Places

William Gibbs McAdoo
Kappa Sigma
Mizpah Congregation
synagogue
Lambda Chi Alpha
Civil War
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Twelve Tribes Community

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