Cornsilk (Cross Plains, Tennessee)

Cornsilk is a historic house in Cross Plains, Tennessee, U.S.. It was built circa 1850 for Thomas Stringer.[2] In the 1930s, it was acquired by author Andrew Nelson Lytle, who renamed it "for his ancestral home in Alabama."[2]

Cornsilk
Cornsilk
Nearest cityCross Plains, Tennessee
Coordinates36°38′06″N 86°37′54″W
Area7 acres (2.8 ha)
Built1850 (1850)
Architectural styleTennessee Vernacular
NRHP reference No.74002266[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 11, 1974

The house was designed in the Tennessee Vernacular architectural style.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since January 11, 1974.[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: Cornsilk". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 3, 2018. With three photos from 1973.
  3. "Cornsilk". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 3, 2018.


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