Newton White House

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Newton White House
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Location1961 Bledsoa Rd., Pulaski, Tennessee
Coordinates 35°13′56″N87°1′9″W / 35.23222°N 87.01917°W / 35.23222; -87.01917 Coordinates: 35°13′56″N87°1′9″W / 35.23222°N 87.01917°W / 35.23222; -87.01917
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built1840 (1840)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 87001884 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 22, 1987

The Newton White House is a historic house in Pulaski, Tennessee. U.S..

History

The land was granted to John White, a settler from South Carolina, in 1808. [2] His son, Newton White, a slaveholder, built the house in 1840. [2] It was designed in the Greek Revival architectural style. [2] After Newton White died in 1891, his widow Courtney White continued to live in the house until it was inherited by their nephew, George S. White. [2] By 1925, it was sold to the Whitt family, who sold it to the Walter Christopher family in 1943. [2]

The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since October 22, 1987. [3]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: White, Newton, House". National Park Service. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  3. "White, Newton, House". National Park Service. Retrieved August 27, 2016.