Isaac Conger House

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Isaac Conger House
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Location50 Hamestring Rd.
Nearest city Fayetteville, Tennessee
Coordinates 35°13′13″N86°30′25″W / 35.22028°N 86.50694°W / 35.22028; -86.50694 (Isaac Conger House)
Area9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built1808 (1808)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No. 73001807 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 16, 1973

The Isaac Conger House is a historic house in Fayetteville, Tennessee. It was built in 1808 for the Conger family. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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History

The house was built in 1808 for Isaac Conger, a settler from North Carolina, and his wife, née Mary Moore. [2] [3] Conger was a Methodist minister, and the couple were cousins. [3] After his death, the house was inherited by his son Sion Conger, who lived here with his wife, née Beall Norton, and their four sons. [3] It was later inherited by one of his sons, Dixie Conger, a mule trader who lived here with his wife, née Mary Shofner, and their five children. [3] By the 1980s, the house still belonged to the Conger family. [2]

Architectural significance

The house was designed in the Federal architectural style. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 16, 1973. [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: Isaac Conger House". National Park Service . Retrieved July 29, 2018. With accompanying pictures
  3. 1 2 3 4 Turner, Gordon H. (January 18, 1948). "Ancestral Home of Isaac Conger Keeps 'Latch String' Outside After 150 Years" . The Tennessean. p. 11. Retrieved July 30, 2018 via Newspapers.com.