Hufstedler Gravehouse
National Register of Historic Places

Hufstedler Gravehouse

Linden, Perry County, Tennessee
Listed
June 24, 1987
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
87001038

About this property

Hufstedler Gravehouse or Pinckney's Tomb is a grave shelter, or grave house, near Linden, Tennessee, that is considered to be the largest grave house in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The grave house is a limestone and wood structure that covers the burial site of local farmer Pinckney Hufstedler and members of his family. It was originally built as a graveyard for about 10 to 12 burials, surrounded by a wall of cut stone almost 5 feet (1.5 m) high. Wooden walls and a roof were added because of Pinckney Hufstedler's fears that water could get into his tomb. Hufstedler also asked that his body be transported to the burial site in a wagon drawn by white oxen, rather than mules. The structure is deemed to be a rare example of vernacular rural cemetery architecture of the 19th century. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. In 2009, the Tennessee Preservation Trust listed it as one of the state's ten most endangered historic sites, noting that the foundation was beginning to fail.

Location

Linden, Perry County, Tennessee
35.56619, -87.82433

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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When was Hufstedler Gravehouse listed on the National Register?

Hufstedler Gravehouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 24, 1987.

What type of historic resource is Hufstedler Gravehouse?

Hufstedler Gravehouse is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Hufstedler Gravehouse is recorded as the industrial era.

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