Davis-Hull House

	Davis-Hull Mansion
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	The Davis-Hull Mansion in 2010
Location	1004 North Main Street,; Carthage, Tennessee
Coordinates	36°15′35″N85°57′06″W / 36.25964°N 85.95165°W
Area	1.6 acres (0.65 ha)
Built	1889
Architect	Calvin Davis
Architectural style	Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.	83003069
Added to NRHP	January 4, 1983

Last updated August 17, 2023

The Davis-Hull House is a historic house located at 1004 North Main Street in Carthage, Tennessee.^[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 4, 1983.^[2]

Description and history

The land originally belonged to E. L. Gardenshire.^[3] In 1889, it was sold to Calvin N. Davis, who served in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War and later worked as a merchant in Nashville, Tennessee.^[3] In 1889, Davis moved to Carthage with his wife and eight children.^[3] In Carthage, he was a co-founder of the Rewoda Milling Company and the Carthage Tobacco Works.^[3]

Shortly after acquiring the land in 1889, Davis built this two-storey house.^[3]^[4] It was designed in the Victorian architectural style.^[3]^[4]

The house was purchased by T. P. Bridges in 1900.^[3] Four years later, in 1904, it was acquired by J. H. Officer.^[3] Officer rented out rooms to Professor W. T. Call and his students at the adjacent Joseph W. Allen School.^[3] (The school building was later demolished.)^[3]

In 1906, the house was purchased by William Hull,^[4] the father of Cordell Hull, who served as the United States Secretary of State from 1933 to 1944.^[3] However, Secretary Hull only lived there in 1907.^[3]

By 1914, the house was sold to Arthur H. Hackett.^[3] It was purchased by Gladys Hackett Moore in 1920.^[3] It was then acquired by his son in 1976.^[3] On 11/13/2019 the house was purchased by Snowcreek Properties, LLC located in Carthage, Tn.

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References

↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
1 2 "Davis-Hull House". National Park Service. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "National Register of Historic Places--Nomination Form: Davis-Hull House". National Park Service. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
1 2 3 "Historic Attractions". Visit Smith County, Tennessee. Retrieved September 17, 2015.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[focus-2] 1 2 "Davis-Hull House". National Park Service. Retrieved September 17, 2015.

[focusnom-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "National Register of Historic Places--Nomination Form: Davis-Hull House". National Park Service. Retrieved September 17, 2015.

[visitsmith-4] 1 2 3 "Historic Attractions". Visit Smith County, Tennessee. Retrieved September 17, 2015.

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