Rucker-Mason Farm

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Rucker--Mason Farm
Nearest city Porterfield, Tennessee
Area 314 acres (127 ha)
Built 1800 (1800)
Architectural style Federal, Greek Revival
MPS Historic Family Farms in Middle Tennessee MPS
NRHP reference # 06001234 [1]
Added to NRHP January 9, 2007

The Rucker-Mason Farm is a historic farmhouse in Cannon County, Tennessee, U.S.. It was built circa 1800 for Gideon Rucker. [2] It was acquired by his brother, Bennett Rucker, in 1817. [2] By 1840, he owned 14 slaves. [2] The farm remained in the Rucker family until 1902. [2]

Cannon County, Tennessee county in Tennessee, United States

Cannon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, the population was 13,801. Its county seat is Woodbury.

The house was first designed in the Federal architectural style circa 1800. [2] A Greek Revival portico was built circa 1840. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since January 9, 2007. [3]

Federal architecture architectural style

Federal-style architecture is the name for the classicizing architecture built in the newly founded United States between c. 1780 and 1830, and particularly from 1785 to 1815. This style shares its name with its era, the Federalist Era. The name Federal style is also used in association with furniture design in the United States of the same time period. The style broadly corresponds to the classicism of Biedermeier style in the German-speaking lands, Regency architecture in Britain and to the French Empire style.

Greek Revival architecture architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries

The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture. The term was first used by Charles Robert Cockerell in a lecture he gave as Professor of Architecture to the Royal Academy of Arts, London in 1842.

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

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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 5 6 "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Rucker-Mason Farm". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Rucker-Mason Farm". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
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