Childress House

The Childress House is a historic house in Fayetteville, Tennessee. It was built for the Childress family in the 1820s. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Childress House
Nearest cityFayetteville, Tennessee
Coordinates35°12′01″N 86°43′03″W
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1825 (1825)
NRHP reference No.82003985[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 25, 1982

History

The house was built in 1825 for Reps Osborne Childress, a settler whose father had received a land grant for his service in the American Revolutionary War.[2] Childress had a wife, Sarah, and eight children. After his death, the house was inherited by his son Marion Childress, who served as a major during the American Civil War.[2] By the 1980s, it belonged to a descendant of the Childress family, Fred M. Lamon Jr.[2]

Architectural significance

The portico, with two columns, was built in the 1840s.[2] The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since February 25, 1982.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Childress House". National Park Service. Retrieved July 29, 2018. With accompanying pictures
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