Ross-Sewell House

	Ross-Sewell House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	909 Highland Avenue, Jackson, Tennessee, U.S.
Built	c. 1904
Architectural style	Queen Anne
NRHP reference #	83003049
Added to NRHP	January 27, 1983

Last updated February 19, 2019

The Ross-Sewell House is a house in Jackson, in the U.S. state of Tennessee.

Jackson is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Tennessee. Located 70 miles (110 km) east of Memphis, it is a regional center of trade for West Tennessee. Its total population was 65,211 at the 2010 census and 67,265 in the 2012 Census estimate.

Tennessee is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th largest and the 16th most populous of the 50 United States. Tennessee is bordered by Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina to the east, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the south, Arkansas to the west, and Missouri to the northwest. The Appalachian Mountains dominate the eastern part of the state, and the Mississippi River forms the state's western border. Nashville is the state's capital and largest city, with a 2017 population of 667,560. Tennessee's second largest city is Memphis, which had a population of 652,236 in 2017.

Location

The house is located at 909 Highland Avenue in Jackson, a city in Madison County, Tennessee, USA.^[1]

Madison County is a county located in the western part of the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, the population was 98,294. Its county seat is Jackson.

History

The land was acquired by George E. Rauscher, a businessman from Erin, Tennessee, in 1904.^[2] Shortly after, he built this house.^[1]^[2] It was designed in the Queen Anne architectural style.^[2]

Erin is a city in and the county seat of Houston County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,490 at the 2000 census, and 1,324 at the 2010 census.

In the United States, Queen Anne-style architecture was popular from roughly 1880 to 1910. "Queen Anne" was one of a number of popular architectural styles to emerge during the Victorian era. Within the Victorian era timeline, Queen Anne style followed the Stick style and preceded the Richardsonian Romanesque and Shingle styles.

In 1920, the house was acquired by Judge John William Ross.^[2] After his death in 1925, the house was held in a trust owned by the Jackson Building and Savings Association.^[2] In 1934, it was purchased by Samuel Sewell.^[2] After his death in 1936, it was inherited by his widow, Floy.^[2]

John William Ross was a United States federal judge.

Architectural significance

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since January 27, 1983.^[1]

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

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References

1 2 3 "Ross-Sewell House". National Park Service. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "National Register of Historic Places--Nomination Form: Ross-Sewell House". National Park Service. Retrieved September 15, 2015.

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[focus-1] 1 2 3 "Ross-Sewell House". National Park Service. Retrieved September 15, 2015.

[nom-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "National Register of Historic Places--Nomination Form: Ross-Sewell House". National Park Service. Retrieved September 15, 2015.