Spencer Eakin Farm, also known as Springhill Farm, is a farm in Shelbyville, Tennessee listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1] It is also a Century Farm, meaning that it has been owned by the same family for over 100 years.
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| Location | 201 Nashville Dirt Road, Shelbyville, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates | 35°30′32″N 86°28′16″W / 35.50889°N 86.47111°W |
| Area | 113 acres (46 ha) |
| Built | 1842, 1903 |
| Built by | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Bungalow/craftsman, Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 93000564[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 24, 1993 |
History
editSpencer Eakin Farm was founded by the Eakin family in 1842. The farm contains 6 buildings and one structure in classical revival, Queen Anne, and American movement styles of architecture.[2]
Modern day
editSpencer Eakin Farm is still privately owned by the Eakin family. In 2014, it received the Century Farm designation, marking it as a farm owned by the same family for 100 consecutive years.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Eakin, Spencer, Farm Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Shelbyville Times-Gazette: Local News: Another farm joins county Century list (07/23/14)". www.t-g.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.