The Robertson Family Farm, in or near Whiteville, Tennessee, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. It then included four contributing buildings and a contributing site.[1]
Robertson Family Farm | |
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| Location | 2715 Newsom Rd., in or near Whiteville, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates | 35°20′42″N 89°07′30″W / 35.34500°N 89.12500°W |
| Area | 152.9 acres (61.9 ha) |
| Built | 1906 |
| Built by | Robertson, Crawford |
| Architectural style | Gabled-Ell Plan |
| NRHP reference No. | 07001164[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 8, 2007 |
It was deemed significant as a rare surviving example of a farm operated by the same African-American family for over 100 years. It was started by Crawford Robertson who was born a slave in Arkansas; it was operated in 2007 by grandson Evelyn Robertson with help of a cousin and a lessee.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Evelyn C. Robertson, Jr. (2007). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Robertson Family Farm". National Park Service. Retrieved April 25, 2017. The registration included 24 photos (not available online as of April 2017).