Mordecai Puryear House


Mordecai Puryear House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Lewisburg Pike, 2/10 mi. N of Henpeck Ln., Franklin, Tennessee
Coordinates	35°52′25″N 86°50′35″W / 35.87361°N 86.84306°W / 35.87361; -86.84306Coordinates: 35°52′25″N 86°50′35″W / 35.87361°N 86.84306°W / 35.87361; -86.84306
Area	4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built	c. 1830
Architect	Unknown
Architectural style	Federal, central hall plan
MPS	Williamson County MRA^[1]
NRHP Reference #	88000340^[2]
Added to NRHP	April 13, 1988

The Mordecai Puryear House is a center-hall house in Franklin, Tennessee, United States, built around 1830. Mordecai Puryear was one of the ten original investors in the National Bank of Franklin in 1871. The bank "was one of the primary financial institutions of the county" until it failed in 1926.^[1]^:30

The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. At the time of listing it included two contributing buildings on an area of 4 acres (1.6 ha).^[2] The house has been included in a tour of historic Franklin houses.^[3]

The house was built circa 1830 and was expanded twice, around 1850 and in 1907.^[2]^[3]

References

1 2 Thomason Associates and Tennessee Historical Commission (February 1988). "Historic Resources of Williamson County (Partial Inventory of Historic and Architectural Properties), National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination" (PDF). National Park Service.
1 2 3 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 Pam Horne (May 26, 2011). "The Mordecai Puryear Home on the Town and Country Tour of Homes, June 4 and 5". Williamson Herald.

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