Thomas Shute House is a property in Franklin, Tennessee, United States, that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The property has also been known as Creekside.[1] It dates from at c.1845.[1] When listed the property included three contributing buildings, and two contributing structures on an area of 4.8 acres (1.9 ha).[1] The property was covered in a 1988 study of Williamson County historical resources.[2] It is one of about thirty "significant brick and frame residences" surviving in Williamson County that were built during 1830 to 1860 and "were the center of large plantations " and display "some of the finest construction of the ante-bellum era." It faces on the Franklin and Columbia Pike that ran south from Brentwood to Franklin to Columbia.[2]
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| Location | US 31/Franklin Rd. at Spencer Creek Rd., Franklin, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates | 35°57′11″N 86°51′11″W / 35.95306°N 86.85306°W |
| Area | 4.8 acres (1.9 ha) |
| Built | c. 1845, c. 1868 and c. 1900 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Central passage plan |
| MPS | Williamson County MRA[2] |
| NRHP reference No. | 88000367[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 13, 1988 |
See also
edit- Mooreland, also on the pike north of Franklin and NRHP-listed[2]
- James Johnston House, also on the pike north of Franklin and NRHP-listed[2]
- Aspen Grove, also on the pike north of Franklin and a Williamson County historic resource[2]
- Mountview, also on the pike north of Franklin and a Williamson County historic resource[2]
- Alpheus Truett House, also on the pike north of Franklin and a Williamson County historic resource[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h 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.