National Register of Historic Places

Ready, Charles, House (Additional Documentation)

Readyville, Cannon County, Tennessee
Listed
July 1, 1973
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
73001828

About this property

The Charles Ready House, also known as The Corners, is a historic house in Readyville, Tennessee, United States. It is located in Cannon County, on the border of Rutherford County. The house was built for the town settler Colonel Charles Ready in 1829. The house was run as an inn whose guests included Presidents Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren and James K. Polk. Upon Ready's death in 1859, it was inherited by his daughter Jane and her husband, Peter Talley. During the American Civil War, the house was visited by members of both the Confederate States Army and the Union Army. Confederate Army General Nathan Bedford Forrest and his troops dined in the house on July 13, 1862. In 1863, it was used by Union Colonel William Babcock Hazen and his troops. The house is currently under private ownership. It was available to the public as a bed and breakfast or multipurpose venue until it closed to the public in December 2020. The house was heavily damaged in a tornado on April 1, 2023, around 1:55 a.m. Reconstruction efforts are currently under way with a target completion of December 2024. The house was designed in the Federal architectural style. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 2, 1973.

Location

1990 Readyville Street
Readyville, Cannon County, Tennessee
35.82922, -86.17973

Categories

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Sources

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

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When was Ready, Charles, House (Additional Documentation) listed on the National Register?

Ready, Charles, House (Additional Documentation) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 1, 1973.

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Ready, Charles, House (Additional Documentation) is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Ready, Charles, House (Additional Documentation) is recorded as the industrial era.

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