Estill-Fite House | |
Location | 114 Sharp Springs Road, Winchester, Tennessee |
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Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1860 |
NRHP reference No. | 79002429 [1] |
Added to NRHP | March 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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