Estill-Fite House

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Estill-Fite House
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Location114 Sharp Springs Road, Winchester, Tennessee
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1860 (1860)
NRHP reference No. 79002429 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 23, 1979

The Estill-Fite House is a historic house in Winchester, Tennessee, U.S.. It was built in 1860 for Francis Thomas Estill, an attorney. [2] Estill, a graduate of the University of Nashville, [3] was elected as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1847, [3] and as the secretary of the board of directors of the Winchester and Alabama Railroad Company in 1857. [4] He died in 1878, [5] and the house remained in the Estill family until 1920. [2]

The house was purchased by the Fite family in 1950. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 23, 1979. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Estill-Fite House". National Park Service . Retrieved May 22, 2018. With accompanying pictures
  3. 1 2 "Col. F. T. Estill" . The Home Journal. Winchester, Tennessee. October 31, 1878. p. 3. Retrieved May 22, 2018 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Railroad meeting. Winchester, May 7, 1857" . The Home Journal. Winchester, Tennessee. May 8, 1857. p. 2. Retrieved May 22, 2018 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Winchester. From Our Regular Correspondent" . The Daily American. Nashville, Tennessee. October 26, 1878. p. 3. Retrieved May 22, 2018 via Newspapers.com.