Benajah Gray Log House

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Gray, Benajah, Log House
Benajah Gray Log House.JPG
The house in 2014
Benajah Gray Log House is located in Tennessee
Benajah Gray Log House
Nearest cityAntioch, Tennessee
Coordinates35°59′36″N 86°37′31″W / 35.99333°N 86.62528°W / 35.99333; -86.62528Coordinates: 35°59′36″N 86°37′31″W / 35.99333°N 86.62528°W / 35.99333; -86.62528
Area6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built1805 (1805)
Built byGray, Benajah
Architectural styleDouble pen log
NRHP reference No.85001512[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 11, 1985

The Benajah Gray Log House is a historic loghouse in Antioch, Tennessee, U.S..

History[]

The land was granted to Lardner Clark in 1784.[2] In the early 1800s, Benajay Gray, the son of American Revolutionary War veteran James Gray, purchased some acres of land.[2] He proceeded to build the log house by 1805.[2] By the 1870s, it became a horsebreeding farm.[2] It was subsequently inherited by his descendants.[2] By the 1980s, it belonged to Gray's great-great-granddaughter, Ernestine Huffman.[2]

The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 11, 1985.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Benajah Gray Log House". National Park Service. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  3. ^ "Gray, Benajah, Log House". National Park Service. Retrieved August 28, 2016.


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