Spencer Eakin Farm

Spencer Eakin Farm
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	201 Nashville Dirt Road, Shelbyville, Tennessee
Coordinates	35°30′32″N86°28′16″W / 35.50889°N 86.47111°W / 35.50889; -86.47111
Area	113 acres (46 ha)
Built	1842, 1903
Built by	Multiple
Architectural style	Classical Revival, Bungalow/craftsman, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.	93000564 [1]
Added to NRHP	June 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.

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]

References

1. "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.