Sperry-Smith House

Sperry-Smith House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The Sperry-Smith House in 2010
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Location	121 Maple Street, Sparta, Tennessee
Coordinates	35°55′27″N85°27′41″W / 35.92414°N 85.46128°W / 35.92414; -85.46128
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1880;145 years ago (1880)
Built by	Sperry, Thomas L.
Architectural style	Italianate, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.	96001357 [1]
Added to NRHP	November 15, 1996

The Sperry-Smith House is a historic house in Sparta, Tennessee, U.S..

The house was built in 1880 for Thomas L. Sperry, a dry goods merchant. ^[2] In 1905, it was purchased by William Templeton Smith, a Judge of the Fifth Circuit Court. ^[2]

The house was designed in the Italianate and Colonial Revival architectural styles. ^[2] The original design included a tower, ^[3] but it was removed and a porch was built instead. ^[4] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 15, 1996. ^[5]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Sperry-Smith House". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
3. Birdwell, Michael; Dickinson, W. Calvin (2009). Rural Life and Culture in the Upper Cumberland. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky. p. 40. ISBN   9780813193311. OCLC   437297765.
4. Dickinson, Calvin, ed. (1983). Lend an ear: heritage of the Tennessee Upper Cumberland. Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America. p. 82. ISBN   9780819134530. OCLC   877108807.
5. "Sperry--Smith House". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 11, 2018.