Fite-Williams-Ligon House | |
 Fite-Williams-Ligon House in 2010 | |
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| Location | 212 Fite Avenue West, Carthage, Tennessee, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 36°15′15.7″N85°57′13.5″W / 36.254361°N 85.953750°W Coordinates: 36°15′15.7″N85°57′13.5″W / 36.254361°N 85.953750°W |
| Area | 3.9 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | c. 1850 |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 03000663 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 17, 2003 |
The Fite-Williams-Ligon House is a historic mansion in Carthage, Tennessee in the United States.
It is located at 212 Fite Avenue West in Carthage, a small town in Smith County, Tennessee. [2] [3] [4] It sits on a bluff half a mile away from the Cumberland River. [4]
The two-storey house was built circa 1850. [2] [4] It was designed in the Italianate architectural style, [3] with bricks painted in white and a gable roof. [4] By 1877, a gabled ell and hall were added to the main building. [4] It was remodelled circa 1920. [4]
During the Civil War, the house was used as a hospital for the Union Army. [4] After the war, it belonged to Robert M. King. [4] In 1873, it was purchased by Confederate Colonel John Armenus Fite, who lived there with his wife, two daughters and a black servant. [4] By 1905, the house was acquired by J.W. Williams, the president of the Carthage Packet Company. [4] It was purchased by L.A. Ligon in 1919. [4] After Ligon's death in 1947, the house was purchased by his daughter Margaret and her husband, J.T. Westmoreland. [4] In 1996, it was purchased by their granddaughter. [4]
It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 17, 2003. [2] [3]
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