Lea Springs, Tennessee

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Lea Springs, Tennessee
Lea Springs
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Lea Springs
Coordinates: 36°10′43″N83°40′56″W / 36.178551°N 83.682259°W / 36.178551; -83.682259
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Grainger
City Blaine
Elevation
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961 ft (293 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
37709
Area code 865
GNIS feature ID1314267 [1]

Lea Springs is an unincorporated community in southwestern Grainger County, Tennessee. [1] It is located two miles northeast of the city of Blaine. [2] It is also located partially inside Blaine's city limits and urban growth boundary. [3]

History

Lea Springs was the site of a historic mansion of the same name. It was built by slaves in 1819 for Pryor Lea, who grew up in nearby Richland. [4] Lea became a politician in Tennessee and Texas, and he was a founding trustee of the University of Mississippi. [4] He died in 1879, and the house was remodeled as a resort in the 1880s. [4]

The mansion was designed in the Federal architectural style, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [4] It was demolished in 2008 and the property was de-listed in 2023.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lea Springs". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Google (December 9, 2020). "Lea Springs, Tennessee" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  3. "Grainger County Growth Plan" (PDF). Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. July 10, 2000. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Jon Coddington (1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lea Springs". National Park Service . Retrieved June 14, 2018. With accompanying four photos from 1973