Spencer Eakin Farm

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Spencer Eakin Farm
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Location201 Nashville Dirt Road, Shelbyville, Tennessee
Coordinates 35°30′32″N86°28′16″W / 35.50889°N 86.47111°W / 35.50889; -86.47111
Area113 acres (46 ha)
Built1842, 1903
Built byMultiple
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Bungalow/craftsman, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No. 93000564 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 24, 1993

Spencer Eakin Farm, also known as Springhill Farm, is a farm in Shelbyville, Tennessee listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [1] It is also a Century Farm, meaning that it has been owned by the same family for over 100 years.

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History

Spencer Eakin Farm was founded by the Eakin family in 1842. The farm contains 6 buildings and one structure in classical revival, Queen Anne, and American movement styles of architecture. [2]

Modern day

Spencer Eakin Farm is still privately owned by the Eakin family. In 2014, it received the Century Farm designation, marking it as a farm owned by the same family for 100 consecutive years. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Eakin, Spencer, Farm Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Shelbyville Times-Gazette: Local News: Another farm joins county Century list (07/23/14)". www.t-g.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.