Copeland Whitfield House

Copeland Whitfield House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The Copland Whitfield House in 2015
Nearest city	Pulaski, Tennessee
Coordinates	35°10′21″N87°0′59″W / 35.17250°N 87.01639°W / 35.17250; -87.01639
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1835 (1835)
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	88001021 [1]
Added to NRHP	July 7, 1988

The Copeland-Whitfield House is a historic mansion in Pulaski, Tennessee, U.S..

History

The house was built as a log house in the 1830s for Copeland Whitfield, a settler and slaveholder from Virginia. ^[2] Whitfield lived in the house with his first wife, Susan Harwell, and later with his second wife, Nancy Adell Butler. ^[2] By 1847, the house was redesigned in the Greek Revival architectural style. ^[2]

During the American Civil War of 1861–1865, Whitfield was hanged by members of the Union Army, but he survived. ^[2] After his 1891 death, his widow lived in the house until 1904. ^[2] Their son, Copeland George Whitfield, lived in the house with his wife, Ella May Cardin, until his death in 1946; his widow lived here until 1980. ^[2] It was inherited by members of the same family. ^[2]

The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 7, 1988. ^[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: Whitfield, Copeland, House". National Park Service. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
3. "Whitfield, Copeland, House". National Park Service. Retrieved August 27, 2016.