Ritter-Morton House

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Ritter-Morton House

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The Ritter-Morton House in 2013
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Location McLemore Avenue, Spring Hill, Tennessee
Coordinates 35°45′2″N86°55′45″W / 35.75056°N 86.92917°W / 35.75056; -86.92917 Coordinates: 35°45′2″N86°55′45″W / 35.75056°N 86.92917°W / 35.75056; -86.92917
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1878 (1878)
Architectural style Gothic, Carpenter Gothic
NRHP reference # 76001790 [1]
Added to NRHP December 12, 1976

The Ritter-Morton House is a historic two-story house in Spring Hill, Tennessee, U.S..

Spring Hill, Tennessee City in Tennessee, United States

Spring Hill is a city in Maury and Williamson counties, Tennessee, located approximately 30 miles (48 km) south of Nashville. Spring Hill's population as of 2018 was 40,436.

History

The house was built in 1878 for Peter Ritter and his wife, Elizabeth. [2] It was designed in the Carpenter Gothic architectural style. [2] It was acquired by John C. Witt on March 1, 1886. [2] By January 1899, it was purchased by A. P. Odil. [2]

Carpenter Gothic architectural style

Carpenter Gothic, also sometimes called Carpenter's Gothic, and Rural Gothic, is a North American architectural style-designation for an application of Gothic Revival architectural detailing and picturesque massing applied to wooden structures built by house-carpenters. The abundance of North American timber and the carpenter-built vernacular architectures based upon it made a picturesque improvisation upon Gothic a natural evolution. Carpenter Gothic improvises upon features that were carved in stone in authentic Gothic architecture, whether original or in more scholarly revival styles; however, in the absence of the restraining influence of genuine Gothic structures, the style was freed to improvise and emphasize charm and quaintness rather than fidelity to received models. The genre received its impetus from the publication by Alexander Jackson Davis of Rural Residences and from detailed plans and elevations in publications by Andrew Jackson Downing.

The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 12, 1976. [3]

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Maury County, Tennessee.

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References

  1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Ritter-Morton House". National Park Service. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  3. "Ritter-Morton House". National Park Service. Retrieved September 28, 2016.