National Register of Historic Places

Truett, Alpheus, House

Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee
Listed
April 12, 1988
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
88000364

About this property

The Apheus Truett House is a frame house located at 228 Franklin Road in Franklin, Tennessee, that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1988. Built in 1846, it is a notable example of a two-story vernacular I-house structure in Williamson County (along with the William King House, the Old Town (a.k.a. Thomas Brown House), the Claiborne Kinnard House, the Beverly Toon House, and the Stokely Davis House). It includes Central passage plan architecture. The NRHP listing is for an area of 5.2 acres (2.1 ha), with one contributing building and two non-contributing structures. It is one of about thirty significant brick and frame residences surviving in Williamson County that were built during 1830 to 1860. It faces on the Franklin and Columbia Pike that runs south from Brentwood to Franklin to Columbia.

Location

Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee
35.93175, -86.86254

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 Truett, Alpheus, House listed on the National Register?

Truett, Alpheus, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 12, 1988.

What type of historic resource is Truett, Alpheus, House?

Truett, Alpheus, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Truett, Alpheus, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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