Brown-Chenault House

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Nearest city Castalian Springs, Tennessee
Coordinates 36°25′33″N86°18′10″W / 36.42583°N 86.30278°W / 36.42583; -86.30278 (Brown-Chenault House)
Area1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built1835 (1835)
NRHP reference No. 85001614 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 25, 1985

The Brown-Chenault House, also known as Campbell Farm, is a historic house in Castalian Springs, Tennessee, United States.

History

The farmhouse was built as a log house circa 1835 for George T. Brown, his wife and their children. [2] Brown was a farmer who owned 4 slaves in 1838. [2]

The farm was purchased by David Chenault, the owner of Greenfield, in 1850. [2] Chenault, whose father was a French immigrant, lived on the two properties with his wife, nine sons and four daughters. [2] During the American Civil War of 1861–1865, his son Colby Chenault joined the Confederate States Army and served under General John Hunt Morgan. [2] In 1867, Colby moved into the house, where he lived with his wife, Araminta Harper, and their nine children. [2]

The farmhouse has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 25, 1985. [3]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Farm: Brown-Chenault House". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  3. "Brown-Chenault House". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 31, 2018.