Spencer Eakin Farm
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Location | 201 Nashville Dirt Road, Shelbyville, Tennessee |
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Coordinates | 35°30′32″N 86°28′16″W / 35.50889°N 86.47111°W |
Area | 113 acres (46 ha) |
Built | 1842, 1903 |
Built by | Multiple |
Architectural style | Classical Revival, Bungalow/craftsman, Queen Anne |
NRHP reference No. | 93000564[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 24, 1993 |
Spencer Eakin Farm, also known as Springhill Farm, is a farm in Shelbyville, Tennessee listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1] It is also a Century Farm, meaning that it has been owned by the same family for over 100 years.
History[]
Spencer Eakin Farm was founded by the Eakin family in 1842. The farm contains 6 buildings and one structure in classical revival, Queen Anne, and American movement styles of architecture.[2]
Modern day[]
Spencer Eakin Farm is still privately owned by the Eakin family. In 2014, it received the Century Farm designation, marking it as a farm owned by the same family for 100 consecutive years.[3]
References[]
Categories:
- Buildings and structures in Shelbyville, Tennessee
- Houses completed in 1903
- Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee
- National Register of Historic Places in Bedford County, Tennessee
- 1842 establishments in Tennessee
- Century farms
- Queen Anne architecture in Tennessee
- Neoclassical architecture in Tennessee
- Middle Tennessee Registered Historic Place stubs