Cornsilk (Cross Plains, Tennessee)
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| 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 in Cross Plains, Tennessee, United States. It was built circa 1850 for Thomas Stringer.[2] 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
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c "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.
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