James P. Johnson House

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James P. Johnson House
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House of James P. Johnson
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LocationUS 31 3/10 mi. S of W. Harpeth Rd., Thompsons Station, Tennessee
Coordinates 35°50′29″N86°52′58″W / 35.84139°N 86.88278°W / 35.84139; -86.88278
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1854 and c. 1890
Architectural style Greek Revival, Central passage plan
MPS Williamson County MRA [1]
NRHP reference No. 88000316 [2]
Added to NRHPApril 13, 1988

The James P. Johnson House is a building and property in Thompsons Station, Tennessee, dating from 1854. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1988. It has also been known as Laurel Hill. [2] It includes Greek Revival and Central passage plan and other architecture. [2]

The house is notable for its association with the Laurel Hill Stock Farm, a livestock farm founded in the 1830s by Thomas Johnson, which was later inherited by his son, James P. Johnson, in 1853. During the 1850s the farm was expanded to over 500 acres and is listed as one of the most successful farms in the county in the 1886 Goodspeed History. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Thomason Associates and Tennessee Historical Commission (February 1988). "Historic Resources of Williamson County (Partial Inventory of Historic and Architectural Properties), National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination". National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.