National Register of Historic Places

Smith, Dr. Benjamin Franklin, House

Waco, Giles County, Tennessee
Listed
August 22, 2006
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
06000728

About this property

The Dr. Benjamin Franklin Smith House is a historic house in Waco, Tennessee, United States. The house was built in the early 1850s for William M. Hackney, a horse saddler. It was purchased by Dr. Benjamin Frankly Smith in 1855. By 1860, he owned eight slaves. During the American Civil War of 1861–1865, his son William T. Smith served in the Confederate States Army. Meanwhile, Benjamin died at the end of the war, in 1865. The house was subsequently inherited by his descendants until 1938. The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since August 23, 2006.

Location

13494 Columbia Hwy.
Waco, Giles County, Tennessee
35.37841, -87.03171

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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When was Smith, Dr. Benjamin Franklin, House listed on the National Register?

Smith, Dr. Benjamin Franklin, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 22, 2006.

What type of historic resource is Smith, Dr. Benjamin Franklin, House?

Smith, Dr. Benjamin Franklin, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Smith, Dr. Benjamin Franklin, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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