Blythewood (Columbia, Tennessee)

Blythewood is a historic house in Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee, USA.

Blythewood
Blythewood
LocationTrotwood and Hatcher Lane, Columbia, Tennessee
Coordinates35°36′17.8″N 87°3′49.5″W
Area9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built1859 (1859)
Architectural styleColonial, French Colonial
NRHP reference No.73001810[1]
Added to NRHPApril 11, 1973

History

The house was built in the Antebellum Era for Thomas Keesee, a carriage maker.[2] Completed c. 1859, the house is in the French Colonial style, unusual for this part of Tennessee.[3]

During the American Civil War of 1861–1865, it belonged to the Wilson family.[2] It was later acquired by Colonel P. C. Bethell, followed by Colonel R. E. Rivers, and finally by Colonel E. H. Hatcher.[2]

Heritage significance

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 11, 1973.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Reid Smith, Majestic Middle Tennessee, Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing, 1983, pp. 50-51
  3. May Dean Eberling (January 12, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Blythewood" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-07-04. Photos


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