The Newton Cannon House is a property in College Grove, Tennessee, that was the home of Newton Cannon, a U.S. Congressman and Governor of Tennessee. The earliest section of the building was built circa 1800 as a log structure.[2] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. After the house was burned in an arson fire on January 27, 1987,[3] it was removed from the National Register.[1][2][4]
Newton Cannon House | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Location | Taliaferro Rd., College Grove, Tennessee |
|---|---|
| Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
| Built | c. 1800 and c. 1820 |
| NRHP reference No. | 84003741[1] |
| Removed from NRHP | February 9, 1987 |
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Robert S. Brandt (1995), Touring the Middle Tennessee backroads, John F. Blair, Publisher. Pages 180-181.
- ^ "4 men charged in arson of ex-governor's home". The Tennessean. January 28, 1987. p. B1. Retrieved August 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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". National Park Service.