National Register of Historic Places

Whitfield, Copeland, House

Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee
Listed
July 6, 1988
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
88001021

About this property

The Copeland-Whitfield House is a historic mansion in Pulaski, Tennessee, U.S.. The house was built as a log house in the 1830s for Copeland Whitfield, a settler and slaveholder from Virginia. Whitfield lived in the house with his first wife, Susan Harwell, and later with his second wife, Nancy Adell Butler. By 1847, the house was redesigned in the Greek Revival architectural style. During the American Civil War of 1861–1865, Whitfield was hanged by members of the Union Army, but he survived. After his 1891 death, his widow lived in the house until 1904. Their son, Copeland George Whitfield, lived in the house with his wife, Ella May Cardin, until his death in 1946; his widow lived here until 1980. It was inherited by members of the same family. The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 7, 1988.

Location

Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee
35.17263, -87.01637

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

Maplewood Cemetery
Listed
1.7 mi
Sam Davis Avenue Historic District
Listed
1.9 mi
South Pulaski Historic District
Listed
1.9 mi
First Presbyterian Church of Pulaski
Industrial
2 mi
Pulaski Courthouse Square Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Industrial
2 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Anthony's Hill
1864Civil War
1.5 mi
Pulaski Tennessee Second Action
1864Civil War
2.1 mi

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When was Whitfield, Copeland, House listed on the National Register?

Whitfield, Copeland, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 6, 1988.

What type of historic resource is Whitfield, Copeland, House?

Whitfield, Copeland, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Whitfield, Copeland, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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