Fairfax | |
 Fairfax in 2015 | |
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| Location | White Pine, Tennessee, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 36°4′4″N83°15′9″W / 36.06778°N 83.25250°W Coordinates: 36°4′4″N83°15′9″W / 36.06778°N 83.25250°W |
| Area | 7 acres (2.8 ha) |
| Built | 1840 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001795 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 13, 1973 [2] |
Fairfax is a historic mansion in White Pine, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA.
The mansion was completed in 1840. [3] It was built by Lawson D. Franklin (1801-1861), Tennessee's first millionaire, for his son, Isaac White Rodgers Franklin, Sr. (1827-1866). [3] It was designed in the Greek Revival architectural style. [3]
Senator Herbert S. Walters grew up in this house. [4] By 1953, it was acquired by Thomas H. Berry and his wife, Ellen McClung. [4] They restored it a year later, in 1954. [4] They hired Irish painter James Reynolds to do the murals in the living-room. [4]
It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 13, 1973. [2] The house was surveyed and photographed for the Historic American Buildings Survey, where it is called the Isaac Franklin House. [5]
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