LaFollette House (LaFollette, Tennessee)

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LaFollette House
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LaFollette House in 2015
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Location203 S. Indiana Avenue, LaFollette, Tennessee
Coordinates 36°22′55.043″N84°07′8.392″W / 36.38195639°N 84.11899778°W / 36.38195639; -84.11899778 (LaFollette House) Coordinates: 36°22′55.043″N84°07′8.392″W / 36.38195639°N 84.11899778°W / 36.38195639; -84.11899778 (LaFollette House)
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built1892 (1892)
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No. 75001736 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 29, 1975

The LaFollette House (also known as Glen Oaks [2] ) is an historic house in LaFollette, Tennessee, U.S.A.. It was built in the 1890s for Harvey Marion LaFollette, the owner of the LaFollette Coal and Iron Company. [3] LaFollette also built the North Tennessee Railroad. [3] His brother Grant lived in the house until he sold it to the Russell family in 1930. [3] It sold to the Rogers family and still later to the Stone family. In September 2020 the home sold to the current residents.

The house was designed in the Victorian architectural style. [3] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since May 29, 1975. [4]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "LaFollette House will soon have new owners". LaFollette Press. August 19, 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: LaFollette House". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  4. "LaFollette House". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 2, 2018.