Fairfax is a historic mansion in White Pine, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA.
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 Fairfax in 2015 | |
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| Location | White Pine, Tennessee, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 36°4′4″N 83°15′9″W / 36.06778°N 83.25250°W |
| Area | 7 acres (2.8 ha) |
| Built | 1840 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001795[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 13, 1973[2] |
History
editThe mansion was completed in 1840.[3] It was built by Lawson D. Franklin (1801–1861), Tennessee's first millionaire, for his son, Isaac White Rodgers Franklin, Sr. (1827–1866).[3] It was designed in the Greek Revival architectural style.[3]
Senator Herbert S. Walters grew up in this house.[4] By 1953, it was acquired by Thomas H. Berry and his wife, Ellen McClung.[4] They restored it a year later, in 1954.[4] They hired Irish painter James Reynolds to do the murals in the living-room.[4]
Architectural significance
editIt has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 13, 1973.[2] The house was surveyed and photographed for the Historic American Buildings Survey, where it is called the Isaac Franklin House.[5]
References
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- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "Fairfax". National Park Service. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
- ^ a b c "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form". National Park Service. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Fairfax: Old South Reborn". The Kingsport News. Kingsport, Tennessee. August 4, 1966. p. 18. Retrieved November 25, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ *Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. TN-1971, "Isaac Franklin House, U.S. Route 25 East, White Pine, Jefferson County, TN"
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