John Seward House

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John Seward House

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John Seward House, July 2014.
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Location Liberty Pike 3/4 mi. W of Wilson Pike, Franklin, Tennessee
Coordinates 35°55′41″N86°46′57″W / 35.92806°N 86.78250°W / 35.92806; -86.78250 Coordinates: 35°55′41″N86°46′57″W / 35.92806°N 86.78250°W / 35.92806; -86.78250
Area 3.4 acres (1.4 ha)
Built c.1847 and c.1900
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Greek Revival, Central passage plan
MPS Williamson County MRA [1]
NRHP reference # 88000352 [2]
Added to NRHP April 13, 1988

The John Seward House in Franklin, Tennessee, United States, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It has also been known as Seward Hall. [2] It includes Greek Revival and Central passage plan architecture. [2] It's a brick residence. [1] Like the Thomas Holt House and the James Sayers House, also NRHP-listed, it has a main entrance with Greek Revival details, including a two-story portico. [1]

Franklin, Tennessee City in Tennessee, United States

Franklin is a city in, and the county seat of, Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. About 21 miles (34 km) south of Nashville, it is one of the principal cities of the Nashville metropolitan area and Middle Tennessee. As of 2017, its estimated population was 78,321, and it is the seventh-largest city in Tennessee.

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

Greek Revival architecture architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries

The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture. The term was first used by Charles Robert Cockerell in a lecture he gave as Professor of Architecture to the Royal Academy of Arts, London in 1842.

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