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}} The Thomas Telford House is a historic house near Limestone, Tennessee, U.S..
The house was built in 1815 for Thomas Telford, a settler who died in 1816. [2] It was inherited by his son George Whitfield Telford, who lived here with his wife Amanda Duff Hannah and their 12 daughters. [2] From 1881 to his death in 1887, he lived here with his second wife, the former M.A. Hughes. [3] Telford was the owner of the Telford Manufacturing Company. [2] He was also a co-founder and director of the East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad, [3] and he served in the Tennessee General Assembly from 1853 to 1857. [2] He became known as "Colonel" G. W. Telford. [3] The house was sold out of the Telford family shortly after his death. [2]
The house was designed in the Federal architectural style. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since February 10, 1982. [1]
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