National Register of Historic Places

White Hall

Spring Hill, Maury County, Tennessee
Listed
April 4, 1984
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
84003661

About this property

White Hall is a historic mansion in Spring Hill, Tennessee, USA. The two-story mansion was completed in 1844. It was designed in the Greek Revival architectural style. It was built for Dr. Aaron C. White, a physician and planter, by his brother Henry White. Dr. White's father was General William C. White who was once in a duel with Sam Houston. During the American Civil War, the mansion was used as military headquarters for General Earl Van Dorn of the Confederate States Army. By 1863, General Van Dorn moved to the Martin Cheairs House, where he was murdered by the jealous Dr. James Bodie Peters a week later for an alleged affair with Dr. Peter's wife. Some historians speculate that Earl's murder by Peters was a ruse in order to gain favor of the North which occupied Peter's family land in Arkansas. Supporting arguments include the fact that Peter's was able to flee unimpeded and gates through fields were left open beforehand. Meanwhile, in the aftermath of the Battle of Franklin in 1864, soldiers serving under Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest were treated by Dr. White at White Hall. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 5, 1984.

Location

Spring Hill, Maury County, Tennessee
35.75220, -86.92545

Categories

MILITARYHEALTH/MEDICINEARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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Nearby Historic Sites

Grace Episcopal Church (Additional Documentation)
Civil War
0.2 mi
Ritter-Morton House (Additional Documentation)
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0.2 mi
Spring Hill Presbyterian Church
Civil War
0.4 mi
St. Mark United Primitive Baptist Church
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0.4 mi
Cheairs, Martin, House
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0.4 mi

Nearby Battles

Spring Hill Tennessee
1864Civil War
0.3 mi
Battle of Spring Hill (Tennessee 1864)
1864Civil War
0.5 mi
Battle of Spring Hill (Franklin Campaign)
1864Civil War
0.5 mi

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When was White Hall listed on the National Register?

White Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 4, 1984.

What type of historic resource is White Hall?

White Hall is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for White Hall is recorded as the industrial era.

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