Cornsilk (Cross Plains, Tennessee)
Cornsilk | |
Cornsilk | |
Interactive map showing the location of Cornsilk | |
| Nearest city | Cross Plains, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates | 36°38′06″N 86°37′54″W / 36.63500°N 86.63167°W |
| Area | 7 acres (2.8 ha) |
| Built | 1850 |
| Architectural style | Tennessee Vernacular |
| NRHP reference No. | 74002266[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 11, 1974 |
Cornsilk is a historic house near Cross Plains, Tennessee, United States. It was built circa 1850 for Thomas Stringer. In the 1930s, it was acquired by author Andrew Nelson Lytle, who renamed it "for his ancestral home in Alabama."[2]
The house was designed in the Tennessee Vernacular architectural style.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since January 11, 1974.[3]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination: Cornsilk". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 3, 2018. With three photos from 1973.
- ^ "Cornsilk". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 3, 2018.