Cedar Grove (Brownsville, Tennessee)

Cedar Grove, near Brownsville, Tennessee, also known as Holloway-Morey House is a one-and-a-half-story cottage which was built in c.1850. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, and was delisted in 2018.[1]

Cedar Grove
Nearest cityBrownsville, Tennessee
Coordinates35°40′19″N 89°23′38″W
Area4.3 acres (1.7 ha)
Built1850
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.80003833[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 29, 1980
Removed from NRHPJuly 25, 2018

It has Greek Revival architecture, specifically its one-story pedimented portico with four square Tuscan columns, and its door with head and side lights (windows).[2]

Yellow poplar wood was used in its mortise-and-tenon frame construction, in its weatherboard siding, and in its wide plank floors.[2]

At its NRHP listing in 1980 it was on a 4.3 acres (1.7 ha) property; it was once the center of a 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) plantation.[2]

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