Fite-Fessenden House

	Fite-Fessenden House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	The Fite-Fessenden House in 2010
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Location	236 West Main Street, Lebanon, Tennessee
Coordinates	36°12′30″N 86°17′42″W / 36.20833°N 86.29500°WCoordinates: 36°12′30″N 86°17′42″W / 36.20833°N 86.29500°W
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Italianate
NRHP reference No.	85001488
Added to NRHP	July 5, 1985

The Fite-Fessenden House is a historic house in Lebanon, Tennessee, U.S.. It is now home to the Wilson County Museum.

History[]

Construction on the house began in 1852.^[2] It was built for Dr James Leonidas Fite, a surgeon who went on to serve in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.^[2] After the war, his daughter Margaret Harsh founded a private all-girl school in the house known as the Alberta School.^[2]

In 1921, the house was purchased by Mr Fessenden, the owner of the Fessenden Coal Company.^[2] It was later inherited by his wife, Sallie Barry Fessenden.^[2] After her death, it became the Wilson County Museum.^[3]^[4]

The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 5, 1985.^[5]

References[]

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Fite-Fessenden House". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
^ Felkins, Jared (December 15, 2015). "Historic Places Tour adds another stop". Lebanon Democrat. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
^ "HISTORY & CULTURE: Wilson County Museum". visitwilco.com. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
^ "Fite-Fessenden House". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 2, 2017.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[npsform-2] "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Fite-Fessenden House". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 2, 2017.

[lebanondemocrat-3] Felkins, Jared (December 15, 2015). "Historic Places Tour adds another stop". Lebanon Democrat. Retrieved June 2, 2017.

[visitwilsoncounty-4] "HISTORY & CULTURE: Wilson County Museum". visitwilco.com. Retrieved June 2, 2017.

[nps-5] "Fite-Fessenden House". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 2, 2017.

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