Cox House (Franklin, Tennessee)

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Cox House
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Cox House, March 2014.
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Location150 Franklin Rd., Franklin, Tennessee
Coordinates 35°55′43″N86°51′54″W / 35.92861°N 86.86500°W / 35.92861; -86.86500 Coordinates: 35°55′43″N86°51′54″W / 35.92861°N 86.86500°W / 35.92861; -86.86500
Area5.8 acres (2.3 ha)
Built1891, 1972 and 1975
ArchitectWoods & Crabb
Architectural style Late Victorian
NRHP reference No. 80003881 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 28, 1980

Cox House is a building in Franklin, Tennessee that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It is also known as the Harpeth Academy building. [1]

It was built in 1891 for Congressman Nicholas Nichol Cox. It was extended in 1972 and again in 1975. It was designed by architects Woods & Crabb. It includes Late Victorian architecture. The listing was for an area of 5.8 acres (2.3 ha) with just one contributing building. [1] [2]

It was purchased in 1969 by the Harpeth Academy, a private elementary school that itself is a historic institution, to be used as an administration building. [2] It is now part of Battle Ground Academy.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cox House / Harpeth Academy". National Park Service. with 16 photos from 1979