National Register of Historic Places

Eakin, Spencer, Farm

Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee
Listed
June 23, 1993
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
93000564

About this property

Spencer Eakin Farm, also known as Springhill Farm, is a farm in Shelbyville, Tennessee listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. It is also a Century Farm, meaning that it has been owned by the same family for over 100 years. Spencer Eakin Farm was founded by the Eakin family in 1842. The farm contains 6 buildings and one structure in classical revival, Queen Anne, and American movement styles of architecture. Spencer Eakin Farm is still privately owned by the Eakin family. In 2014, it received the Century Farm designation, marking it as a farm owned by the same family for 100 consecutive years.

Location

201 Nashville Dirt Rd.
Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee
35.50969, -86.47146

Categories

AGRICULTUREARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

Gilliland, James, House (Additional Documentation)
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Shelbyville Hydroelectric Station
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First Presbyterian Church
Early Republic
1.8 mi
East Shelbyville Historic District
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Bedford County Jail (Additional Documentation)
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Nearby Battles

Skirmish at Shelbyville (Tullahoma approach)
1863Civil War
1.9 mi
Shelbyville Tullahoma
1863Civil War
1.9 mi
Fall of Shelbyville (Tullahoma Campaign)
1863Civil War
1.9 mi

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When was Eakin, Spencer, Farm listed on the National Register?

Eakin, Spencer, Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 23, 1993.

What type of historic resource is Eakin, Spencer, Farm?

Eakin, Spencer, Farm is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Eakin, Spencer, Farm is recorded as the industrial era.

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