Enoch H. Jones House

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Enoch H. Jones House
Enoch H. Jones House-Murfreesboro, TN.jpg
Nearest city Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Coordinates 35°51′39″N86°13′04″W / 35.86083°N 86.21778°W / 35.86083; -86.21778 (Jones, Enoch H. House) Coordinates: 35°51′39″N86°13′04″W / 35.86083°N 86.21778°W / 35.86083; -86.21778 (Jones, Enoch H. House)
Area4.3 acres (1.7 ha)
Built1796 (1796)
Architectural styleI-house
NRHP reference No. 95001043 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 25, 1995

The Enoch H. Jones House, also known as the Harvey House, is a historic house in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S.. It was built as a log cabin in 1796 for Ezra Jones, his wife Margaret Hunt and their six children. [2] Their son Enoch served in the War of 1812 and married Eunice Macklin, with whom he had six children. [2] He owned 14 slaves by 1840, and he was active in the Whig Party. [2] By 1850, he redesigned the cabin as an I-house with a portico in the Greek Revival architectural style. [2] The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since August 25, 1995. [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 "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Enoch H. Jones House". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  3. "Jones, Enoch H. House". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 30, 2018.