Absalom Scales House | |
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| Nearest city | Eagleville, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates | 35°46′27″N86°38′22″W / 35.77417°N 86.63944°W Coordinates: 35°46′27″N86°38′22″W / 35.77417°N 86.63944°W |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1790 |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001821 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 30, 1973 |
The Absalom Scales House is a historic house in Eagleville, Tennessee, U.S..
The house was built circa 1790 for Absalom Scales, a settler from North Carolina, [2] and his wife Nancy Dalton, whose paternal grandfather, Samuel Dalton Sr., was a British immigrant and personal friend of U.S. President James Madison. [3] In 1835, it was inherited by their son Noah, who lived here with his wife, Mary Batie Sayers, and their four children. [3]
During the American Civil War of 1861–1865, Noah's daughter Mary stayed in the house with her husband, John Knox Womack, who was a Free Will Baptist preacher whose uncle was Confederate General A. P. Hill. [3] At the same time, Womack joined the Confederate States Army and served under General Nathan Bedford Forrest. [3] After the war, Womack resumed his ministry. [3] After his wife died, he married her sister Charlotte, with whom he had six children. [3] The house was later inherited by his daughter Nancy and her husband, Joseph A. Johnston. [3]
The house was designed in the Classical Revival architectural style, and it was later remodelled in the Greek Revival style. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since October 30, 1973. [4]
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