City Hall is located at 160 Main Street, Copperhill, TN 37317. Phone: 423-496-5141.
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Copperhill, Tennessee, was founded in the mid-19th century, with its origins tied to the discovery of copper deposits in the Copper Basin in 1843.
Copperhill [†] was developed during the late stage of mining development after the railroad located in the area and after the Tennessee Copper Company located their headquarters in the city. The copper industry, particularly the smelter and acid plant, were the economic base of the community, although after 1904 few of the upper management of the company lived in the town. The Copperhill Historic District contains both the residences of people who made their living indirectly from the industry--store owners, teachers, doctors, and industry employees. The residences of the Copperhill Historic District were all constructed and owned by individuals, not the copper company. The area was primarily middle class, and reflects the architectural styles which were popular with the middle class when the city was rebuilt in the 1920s.
The population of Copperhill grew in the 1920s as a result of modifications make to the Acid Plant (conversion to the No. 2 plant) to allow the plant to process more ore into sulfuric acid. During this period Copperhill experienced a small housing boom which, when combined with the fires of 1925, resulted in much of the community being constructed that year.
Building and sulfuric acid production both decreased slightly during the depression, although the copper industry was not as severely damaged as other industries were. Production continued throughout the depression, and federal programs such as the CCC aided in employing the youth of the area.
† Karen L. Daniels/ Historic Preservation Planner, Southeast Tennessee Development District, Newtown Historic District, nomination document, 1992, National Register of Historic Places, Washington, D.C.