National Register of Historic Places

Wall Spring

Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennessee
Listed
April 7, 1994
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
94000334

About this property

Wall Spring, also known as Elliott Springs, is a historic mansion on a farm in Gallatin, Tennessee, U.S.. It was a horse farm in the Antebellum Era. The house was built in 1827 for Colonel George Elliott, a veteran of the War of 1812 and the First Seminole War. Elliott bred horses on the farm. He was a co-founder of the Nashville Jockey Club in Nashville, Tennessee in 1807 alongside President Andrew Jackson and Governor Newton Cannon. His brother Charles lived at Walnut Grove nearby. Colonel Elliott died in 1861, and Wall Spring remained in the Elliott family until 1869. The house was first designed in the Federal architectural style. It was redesigned in the Italianate and Greek Revival architectural styles in the 1850s. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 8, 1994.

Location

931 Red River Rd.
Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennessee
36.39451, -86.46977

Categories

AGRICULTUREARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

Walnut Grove
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0.2 mi
Trousdale-Baskerville House
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Trousdale Place (Additional Documentation)
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1.3 mi
Gallatin Presbyterian Church
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1.3 mi
Gallatin Commercial Historic District
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Nearby Battles

Morgan's Second Kentucky Raid – Gallatin, TN (Aug 1862)
1862Civil War
1.3 mi
Wheeler's Raid — Gallatin Railroad
1862Civil War
1.3 mi
Morgan's Second Raid – Gallatin Railroad Tunnel Destruction
1862Civil War
1.9 mi

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When was Wall Spring listed on the National Register?

Wall Spring was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 7, 1994.

What type of historic resource is Wall Spring?

Wall Spring is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Wall Spring?

The period of significance for Wall Spring is recorded as the industrial era.

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