Boxwood
National Register of Historic Places

Boxwood

Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee
Listed
October 24, 1984
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
84000139

About this property

Boxwood, also known as the Thomas J.B. Turner House, is an antebellum plantation house in southwestern Rutherford County, Tennessee, near Murfreesboro in the historic Salem community. The house was built by Thomas J. B. Turner and his wife, Sarah Jetton Turner, and completed in 1843. It is a two-story brick house built on an I-house plan. Greek Revival architectural influences characteristic of antebellum architecture are evident in its design, which features a divided pedimented portico with square Doric columns and a balustrade. The name of the house derives from the boxwood plantings on the grounds, which are said to have originated with plants that Turner brought to Tennessee in a powder horn from North Carolina. The Union Army occupied Boxwood during the Civil War. The home was saved from burning by Mrs. Turner playing the piano for Union troops in the front parlor of the home. After an extensive renovation, Boxwood was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Location

Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee
35.81022, -86.45254

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Boxwood listed on the National Register?

Boxwood was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 24, 1984.

What type of historic resource is Boxwood?

Boxwood is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Boxwood?

The period of significance for Boxwood is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1843.

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