Collier-Crichlow House

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Collier-Crichlow House
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The Collier-Crichlow House in 2010
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Location511 East Main Street, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Coordinates 35°50′43.73″N86°22′59.49″W / 35.8454806°N 86.3831917°W / 35.8454806; -86.3831917
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1880 (1880)
Architect William Crawford Smith
Architectural styleSecond Empire, Renaissance
NRHP reference No. 73001822 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 16, 1973

The Collier-Crichlow House is a historic house in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States.

The house was built circa 1880 for Ingram Banks Collier III, who served as the mayor of Murfreesboro from 1872 to 1873. [2] A relative, Colonel Newton C. Collier, also served as the mayor and as a director of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway. [3] Two other members of the Collier-Crichlow family served as Murfreesboro's mayor: James H. Crichlow and N. Collier Crichlow. [3]

The house was designed by Confederate veteran and Nashville architect William Crawford Smith in the Second Empire style. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 16, 1973. [4]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Harber, Susan (March 18, 2017). "Collier-Crichlow-Smythe House's beauty shines through years". Rutherford County Tennessee Historical Society. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Collier-Crichlow House". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  4. "Collier-Crichlow House". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 13, 2017.