The Sperry-Smith House is a historic house in Sparta, Tennessee, U.S..
Sperry-Smith House | |
 The Sperry-Smith House in 2010 | |
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| Location | 121 Maple Street, Sparta, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates | 35°55′27″N 85°27′41″W / 35.92414°N 85.46128°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1880 |
| Built by | Sperry, Thomas L. |
| Architectural style | Italianate, Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 96001357[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 15, 1996 |
The house was built in 1880 for Thomas L. Sperry, a dry goods merchant.[2] In 1905, it was purchased by William Templeton Smith, a Judge of the Fifth Circuit Court.[2]
The house was designed in the Italianate and Colonial Revival architectural styles.[2] The original design included a tower,[3] but it was removed and a porch was built instead.[4] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 15, 1996.[5]
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Sperry-Smith House". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
- ^ Birdwell, Michael; Dickinson, W. Calvin (2009). Rural Life and Culture in the Upper Cumberland. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky. p. 40. ISBN 9780813193311. OCLC 437297765.
- ^ Dickinson, Calvin, ed. (1983). Lend an ear: heritage of the Tennessee Upper Cumberland. Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America. p. 82. ISBN 9780819134530. OCLC 877108807.
- ^ "Sperry--Smith House". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 11, 2018.