Alpheus Truett House
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Alpheus Truett House | |
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Alpheus Truett House, September 2014. | |
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| Location | US 31/Franklin Rd.3/10 mi. N of the Franklin Sq., Franklin, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates | 35°55′54″N 86°51′45″W / 35.93167°N 86.86250°WCoordinates: 35°55′54″N 86°51′45″W / 35.93167°N 86.86250°W |
| Area | 5.2 acres (2.1 ha) |
| Built | c. 1846 and 1864 |
| Architect | Unknown |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Central passage plan |
| MPS | Williamson County MRA[1] |
| NRHP Reference # | 88000364 [2] |
| Added to NRHP | April 13, 1988 |
The Apheus Truett House is a building in Franklin, Tennessee, United States, that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1988.
The Alpheus Truett House is among the best two-story vernacular I-house examples in the county (along with the William King House, the Old Town (aka Thomas Brown House), the Claiborne Kinnard House, the Beverly Toon House, and the Stokely Davis House).[1]:42
It includes Central passage plan architecture. The NRHP listing is for an area of 5.2 acres (2.1 ha), with one contributing building and two non-contributing structures.[2]
It is one of about thirty "significant brick and frame residences" surviving in Williamson County that were built during 1830 to 1860 and "were the center of large plantations " and display "some of the finest construction of the ante-bellum era." It faces on the Franklin and Columbia Pike that ran south from Brentwood to Franklin to Columbia.[1]
See also
- Mooreland, also on the pike north of Franklin and NRHP-listed[1]
- James Johnston House, also on the pike north of Franklin and NRHP-listed[1]
- Mountview, also on the pike north of Franklin and a Williamson County historic resource[1]
- Thomas Shute House, also on the pike north of Franklin and a Williamson County historic resource[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Thomason Associates and Tennessee Historical Commission (February 1988). "Historic Resources of Williamson County (Partial Inventory of Historic and Architectural Properties), National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination" (PDF). National Park Service.
- 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
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