Martin Cheairs House | |
![]() The Martin Cheairs House in 2009 | |
Location | U.S. 31, Spring Hill, Tennessee |
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Coordinates | 35°44′53″N86°55′54″W / 35.74806°N 86.93167°W Coordinates: 35°44′53″N86°55′54″W / 35.74806°N 86.93167°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1851 |
Built by | Nathan Vaught |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 76001787 [1] |
Added to NRHP | December 12, 1976 |
The Martin Cheairs House is a historic mansion in Spring Hill, Tennessee, USA.
The mansion was built in the 1850s for Martin Cheairs, [2] whose brother lived at the Rippavilla Plantation. [3] Both mansions were designed in the Greek Revival architectural style.
During the American Civil War, General Earl Van Dorn of the Confederate States Army used the mansion as his headquarters (after he had left White Hall). [3] He was murdered in the house in 1863. [3]
Union Major General David S. Stanley used this house as his headquarters on the night of November 29, 1864, as his Fourth Army Corps pressed north, toward Franklin, Tennessee. [4]
It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 12, 1976. [2]
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