Wall Spring

Wall Spring, also known as Elliott Springs, is a historic mansion on a farm in Gallatin, Tennessee, U.S.. It was a horse farm in the Antebellum Era.

Wall Spring
Location931 Red River Road, Gallatin, Tennessee
Coordinates36°23′40″N 86°28′11″W
Area3.3 acres (1.3 ha)
Built1827 (1827)
Architectural styleItalianate, Greek Revival, Federal
NRHP reference No.94000334[1]
Added to NRHPApril 8, 1994

History

The house was built in 1827 for Colonel George Elliott, a veteran of the War of 1812 and the First Seminole War.[2] Elliott bred horses on the farm.[2] He was a co-founder of the Nashville Jockey Club in Nashville, Tennessee in 1807 alongside President Andrew Jackson and Governor Newton Cannon.[2] His brother Charles lived at Walnut Grove nearby.[2] Colonel Elliott died in 1861, and Wall Spring remained in the Elliott family until 1869.[2]

Architectural significance

The house was first designed in the Federal architectural style.[2] It was redesigned in the Italianate and Greek Revival architectural styles in the 1850s.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 8, 1994.[3]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Wall Spring". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  3. "Wall Spring". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 31, 2018.


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