McLemore House

McLemore House

McLemore House, September 2014.
Location 447 11th Ave. N., Franklin, Tennessee
Coordinates 35°55′31″N 86°52′47″W / 35.92528°N 86.87972°W / 35.92528; -86.87972Coordinates: 35°55′31″N 86°52′47″W / 35.92528°N 86.87972°W / 35.92528; -86.87972
Area 0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built 1880 and 1910
Architectural style Colonial Revival
NRHP Reference # 99001372 [1]
Added to NRHP November 18, 1999
Williamson County Historical Society Marker for the Hard Bargin (McLemore House.)

The McLemore House is a property in Franklin, Tennessee that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

The property has also been known as the Harvey McLemore House, as it was the home of ex-slave Harvey McLemore, who became a successful farmer. It has also been known as the House and Estate of Maggie Matthews. It dates from 1880 and it includes Colonial Revival architecture.[1][2]

It is now a house museum, the McLemore House African-American Museum.[2]

It is now the McLemore House Museum. It was owned by the same family, five generations, from 1880 to 1997.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 metromix
  3. McLemore House Museum


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