Brown-Chenault House

The Brown-Chenault House, also known as Campbell Farm, is a historic house in Castalian Springs, Tennessee, U.S..

Brown-Chenault House
Nearest cityCastalian Springs, Tennessee
Coordinates36°25′33″N 86°18′10″W
Area1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built1835 (1835)
NRHP reference No.85001614[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 25, 1985

History

The farmhouse was built as a log house circa 1835 for George T. Brown, his wife and their children.[2] Brown was a farmer who owned 4 slaves in 1838.[2]

The farm was purchased by David Chenault, the owner of Greenfield, in 1850.[2] Chenault, whose father was a French immigrant, lived on the two properties with his wife, nine sons and four daughters.[2] During the American Civil War of 1861–1865, his son Colby Chenault joined the Confederate States Army and served under General John Hunt Morgan.[2] In 1867, Colby moved into the house, where he lived with his wife, Araminta Harper, and their nine children.[2]

The farmhouse has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 25, 1985.[3]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Farm: Brown-Chenault House". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  3. "Brown-Chenault House". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
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