Smith Farmhouse (Pasquo, Tennessee)
Smith Farmhouse | |
The Smith Farmhouse in 2005 | |
| Location | Pasquo, Tennessee, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 36°02′07″N 86°58′52″W / 36.03525°N 86.9812°W |
| Area | Original: 5 acres (2.0 ha) Increase: 48.4 acres (19.6 ha) |
| Built | c. 1815-1825 |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman, Late Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 83004239[1] (original) 91000816 (increase) |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 17, 1983[2] |
| Boundary increase | June 24, 1991 |
The Smith Farmhouse is a historic house in Pasquo, Tennessee, USA.
History
The house was built circa 1815–1825,[3] and was redesigned many times.[3] It was the home of James Hyfel Smith (1788-1845) his wife Lucy Greer (1793-1872), and their eleven children.[3] Smith ran a store in Pasquo.[3] After he opened another store in Brush Creek, Tennessee, the house was lived in by his son George Washington Smith and his ten children.[3] Later, another son, Walter Sparel Smith, lived in the house with his nine children.[3] It was then inherited by his son, Charles Benjamin Smith, who lived there with his five sons, and finally by his grandson, Charles Randall Mungovan.[3] Meanwhile, the Smith family continued to run stores in Pasquo and Bush Creek, as well as Una, Tennessee.[3]
Architectural significance
It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 17, 1983.[2] The boundaries were increased in 1991 to total 53.4 acres of land historically owned by the Smith family, this is what remains of the original 98-acre farm.[4]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "Smith Farmhouse". National Park Service. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Shain Dennison (July 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Smith Farmhouse". National Park Service. Retrieved November 24, 2015. Associated 24 photos.
- ^ Shain Dennison (January 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Smith Farmhouse Boundary Increase". National Park Service. Retrieved November 30, 2015. Associated 11 photos.