Estill-Fite House

The Estill-Fite House is a historic house in Winchester, Tennessee, U.S.. It was built in 1860 for Francis Thomas Estill, an attorney.[2] Estill, a graduate of the University of Nashville,[3] was elected as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1847,[3] and as the secretary of the board of directors of the Winchester and Alabama Railroad Company in 1857.[4] He died in 1878,[5] and the house remained in the Estill family until 1920.[2]

Estill-Fite House
Location114 Sharp Springs Road, Winchester, Tennessee
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1860 (1860)
NRHP reference No.79002429[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 23, 1979

The house was purchased by the Fite family in 1950.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 23, 1979.[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: Estill-Fite House". National Park Service. Retrieved May 22, 2018. With accompanying pictures
  3. "Col. F. T. Estill". The Home Journal. Winchester, Tennessee. October 31, 1878. p. 3. Retrieved May 22, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Railroad meeting. Winchester, May 7, 1857". The Home Journal. Winchester, Tennessee. May 8, 1857. p. 2. Retrieved May 22, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Winchester. From Our Regular Correspondent". The Daily American. Nashville, Tennessee. October 26, 1878. p. 3. Retrieved May 22, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.


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