Fairfax (White Pine, Tennessee)

Historic house in Tennessee, United States

United States historic place

Fairfax

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Fairfax in 2015

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Location| White Pine, Tennessee, U.S.
Coordinates| 36°4′4″N 83°15′9″W﻿ / ﻿36.06778°N 83.25250°W﻿ / 36.06778; -83.25250
Area| 7 acres (2.8 ha)
Built| 1840 (1840)
Architectural style| Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.| 73001795[1]
Added to NRHP| April 13, 1973[2]

Fairfax is a historic mansion in White Pine, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA.

## History

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The mansion was completed in 1840.[3] It was built by Lawson D. Franklin (1801–1861), Tennessee's first millionaire, for his son, Isaac White Rodgers Franklin, Sr. (1827–1866).[3] It was designed in the Greek Revival architectural style.[3]

Senator Herbert S. Walters grew up in this house.[4] By 1953, it was acquired by Thomas H. Berry and his wife, Ellen McClung.[4] They restored it a year later, in 1954.[4] They hired Irish painter James Reynolds to do the murals in the living-room.[4]

## Architectural significance

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It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 13, 1973.[2] The house was surveyed and photographed for the Historic American Buildings Survey, where it is called the Isaac Franklin House.[5]

## References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fairfax (White Pine, Tennessee).

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. ^ a b "Fairfax". National Park Service. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
3. ^ a b c "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form". National Park Service. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
4. ^ a b c d "Fairfax: Old South Reborn". The Kingsport News. Kingsport, Tennessee. August 4, 1966. p. 18. Retrieved November 25, 2015 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ *Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. TN-1971, "Isaac Franklin House, U.S. Route 25 East, White Pine, Jefferson County, TN"

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