National Register of Historic Places

Glen Echo

Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee
Listed
November 7, 1976
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
76001808

About this property

Glen Echo, also known as Harpeth Hall, is a property in Franklin, Tennessee that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. It is a former plantation house that is now the centerpiece and administrative office of the Battle Ground Academy campus. It was designed and/or built c. 1828 by Joseph Ruff. The structure includes Federal architecture. The NRHP listing was for an area of 14 acres (5.7 ha) with just one contributing building. It was one of about thirty surviving antebellum "significant brick and frame residences" built in Williamson County that were centers of slave plantations. It is one of several of these located "on the rich farmland surrounding Franklin"; others were the Dr. Hezekiah Oden House, the Franklin Hardeman House and the Samuel Glass House, the Thomas Brown House, the Stokely Davis House, the Beverly Toon House and the Samuel S. Marten House.

Location

Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee
35.95037, -86.85812

Categories

ARTLAWPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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When was Glen Echo listed on the National Register?

Glen Echo was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 7, 1976.

What type of historic resource is Glen Echo?

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

What is the period of significance for Glen Echo?

The period of significance for Glen Echo is recorded as the industrial era.

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