Lea Springs
Lea Springs | |
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Nearest city | Blaine, Tennessee |
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Coordinates | 36°11′34″N 83°41′37″W / 36.19278°N 83.69361°WCoordinates: 36°11′34″N 83°41′37″W / 36.19278°N 83.69361°W |
Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
Built | 1819 |
Architectural style | Federal |
NRHP reference No. | 75001754[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 29, 1975 |
Lea Springs is a historic mansion in Lea Springs, Tennessee near the city of Blaine, Tennessee. It was built by slaves in 1819 for Pryor Lea, who grew up at Richland.[2] Lea became a politician in Tennessee and Texas, and he was a founding trustee of the University of Mississippi.[2] He died in 1879, and the house was remodeled as a resort in the 1880s.[2]
The house was designed in the Federal architectural style.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since May 29, 1975.[1] The Mansion was demolished in 2008
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c d Jon Coddington (1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lea Springs". National Park Service. Retrieved June 14, 2018. With accompanying four photos from 1973
Categories:
- National Register of Historic Places in Grainger County, Tennessee
- Federal architecture in Tennessee
- Houses completed in 1819
- East Tennessee Registered Historic Place stubs