Palmetto Farm

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Palmetto Farm
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Location2935 Shelbyville Hwy. Palmetto, Tennessee
Coordinates 35°29′28″N86°39′49″W / 35.49111°N 86.66361°W / 35.49111; -86.66361 Coordinates: 35°29′28″N86°39′49″W / 35.49111°N 86.66361°W / 35.49111; -86.66361
Area9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built1847 (1847)
Built byMontgomery, Thomas
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP reference No. 85000675 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 28, 1985

The Palmetto Farm is a historic farmhouse in Palmetto, Tennessee, U.S.. It was built for Thomas Montgomery circa 1847, and it was designed in the Greek Revival architectural style. [2] After Montgomery died in the American Civil War, the farm was inherited by his daughter Alice and her husband James Fount Tillman. [2] Their son and his wife Sadie Wilson Tillman, a prominent Methodist, later inherited the house, which passed to Mrs. Roberta "Robert" Mason (a Montogmery descendant) and remained in the family until about 2010. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [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 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Palmetto Farm". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  3. "Palmetto Farm". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 2, 2017.