James Buchanan House (Nashville, Tennessee)

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James Buchanan House
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The James Buchanan House in 2012
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Location2910 Elm Hill Pike, Nashville, Tennessee
Coordinates 36°8′41″N86°39′26″W / 36.14472°N 86.65722°W / 36.14472; -86.65722 Coordinates: 36°8′41″N86°39′26″W / 36.14472°N 86.65722°W / 36.14472; -86.65722
Area1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Builtc.1800 (1800)
Built byJames Buchanan
NRHP reference No. 84003486 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 29, 1984

The James Buchanan House is a historic log house in Nashville, Tennessee. It was built circa 1800 by James Buchanan, an early Nashville pioneer and signer of the 1789 Cumberland Compact. It's one of the earliest log homes still in existence in the area and is open to the public. The logs were hewn from Tennessee red cedars and nearly-extinct American chestnut trees. The floors were formed from Tennessee poplars and rest on a Tennessee limestone foundation. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 29, 1984. [3]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: James Buchanan House". National Park Service. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  3. "Buchanan, James, House". National Park Service. Retrieved January 15, 2016.