Prewitt-Amis-Finney House

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Location2629 Pullen Mill Road, Culleoka, Tennessee
Coordinates 35°27′44″N87°0′2″W / 35.46222°N 87.00056°W / 35.46222; -87.00056 Coordinates: 35°27′44″N87°0′2″W / 35.46222°N 87.00056°W / 35.46222; -87.00056
Area92 acres (37 ha)
Built1810 (1810)
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Hall-and-Parlor
NRHP reference No. 97001503 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 1, 1997

The Prewitt-Amis-Finney House, also known as Turnhill Farm, is a historic three-story house in Culleoka, Tennessee, U.S.. Built for the slaveholding Prewett family in 1810, it was established as a mule farm. It is located a few miles away from Columbia, and it overlooks Fountain Creek.

History

The house was built in 1810 by Lemuel Prewett, his wife Elizabeth and their 12 children. [2] The Prewett raised mules on their farm; they also owned African slaves. [2] After the Creek War of 1813–1814, the house was inherited by Lemuel Prewett's son Abner, and the Prewetts moved to Mississippi in the 1820s. [2]

The house was purchased by John Amis, his wife and their six children, in 1821. [2] Amis, the owner of 16 slaves, served on the county court. [2] In 1852, he died of cholera alongside his wife and his son John; the three of them were buried on the farm. [2] The house was inherited by their daughter, Elizabeth Amis Cheatham, and her husband, John Cheatham. [2]

The house was purchased by James I. Finney, Sr. in 1935. [2] He redesigned it in the Colonial Revival architectural style, and he renamed it Turnhill Farm. [2]

The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 1, 1997. [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 6 7 8 9 "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Prewett-Amis-Finney House". National Park Service. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  3. "Prewitt--Amis--Finney House". National Park Service. Retrieved September 28, 2016.