Valley Home
National Register of Historic Places

Valley Home

Wartrace, Bedford County, Tennessee
Listed
November 13, 1989
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
89001956

About this property

Valley Home is a historic mansion in Wartrace, Tennessee, U.S.. The house was built for Jeremiah Cleveland, a farmer from North Carolina, circa 1835. Cleveland lived here with his first wife, Sarah Elizabeth Stone, and their three children; he became widowed and married her sister, Mary S. Stone, with whom he had three more children. Professionally, Cleveland helped expand the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway; he was also the owner of 50 slaves by the 1850s. The Clevelands owned the house throughout the American Civil War and the Reconstruction Era, only to sell it to Dr John Lane Walker in 1908. The house was first designed in the Greek Revival architectural style. By 1908–1910, Classical Revival features were added to the house. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 13, 1989.

Location

Wartrace, Bedford County, Tennessee
35.53045, -86.31304

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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When was Valley Home listed on the National Register?

Valley Home was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 13, 1989.

What type of historic resource is Valley Home?

Valley Home is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Valley Home?

The period of significance for Valley Home is recorded as the industrial era.

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