Hamlett-Smith House
National Register of Historic Places

Hamlett-Smith House

Jacks Creek, Chester County, Tennessee
Listed
December 1, 1983
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
83004227

About this property

The Hamlett-Smith House, on Jacks Creek-Mifflin Road about 3 miles (4.8 km) from the community of Jacks Creek, Tennessee, was built around 1867. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The listing included four contributing buildings, two contributing structures, and a contributing object. It was listed for its architecture and for its association with early settler and farmer Joel Flippant Hamlett. It is one of the oldest houses in Chester County, which was settled later than most other areas in the state. The house, designed and built by Hamlett, is a small farm house with elements of Greek Revival style, combined with "West Tennessee vernacular influences". It has two small porches with slim, square Tuscan colonettes, and it has a simple box cornice in its eaves. Its pyramidal roof has composition shingles, installed after a 1945 tornado damaged the earlier metal roof. Its framing is white oak; weatherboards are blue poplar.

Location

Jacks Creek, Chester County, Tennessee
35.48882, -88.52136

Categories

ARCHITECTUREAGRICULTURE
Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

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Montgomery High School
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When was Hamlett-Smith House listed on the National Register?

Hamlett-Smith House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 1, 1983.

What type of historic resource is Hamlett-Smith House?

Hamlett-Smith House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Hamlett-Smith House?

The period of significance for Hamlett-Smith House is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1867.

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