Childress House
National Register of Historic Places

Childress House

Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee
Listed
February 25, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
82003985

About this property

The Childress House is a historic house in Fayetteville, Tennessee. It was built for the Childress family in the 1820s. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The house was built in 1825 for Reps Osborne Childress, a settler whose father had received a land grant for his service in the American Revolutionary War. Childress had a wife, Sarah, and eight children. After his death, the house was inherited by his son Marion Childress, who served as a major during the American Civil War. By the 1980s, it belonged to a descendant of the Childress family, Fred M. Lamon Jr. The portico, with two columns, was built in the 1840s. The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since February 25, 1982.

Location

Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee
35.20043, -86.71751

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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When was Childress House listed on the National Register?

Childress House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 25, 1982.

What type of historic resource is Childress House?

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

What is the period of significance for Childress House?

The period of significance for Childress House is recorded as the civil_war era.

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