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Robertson Family Farm

Coordinates: 35°20′42″N 89°07′30″W / 35.34500°N 89.12500°W / 35.34500; -89.12500
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Robertson Family Farm
Robertson Family Farm is located in Tennessee
Robertson Family Farm
Robertson Family Farm is located in the United States
Robertson Family Farm
Location2715 Newsom Rd., in or near Whiteville, Tennessee
Coordinates35°20′42″N 89°07′30″W / 35.34500°N 89.12500°W / 35.34500; -89.12500
Area152.9 acres (61.9 ha)
Built1906
Built byRobertson, Crawford
Architectural styleGabled-Ell Plan
NRHP reference No.07001164[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 8, 2007

The Robertson Family Farm, in or near Whiteville, Tennessee, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. It then included four contributing buildings and a contributing site.[1]

It was deemed significant as a rare surviving example of a farm operated by the same African-American family for over 100 years. It was started by Crawford Robertson who was born a slave in Arkansas; it was operated in 2007 by grandson Evelyn Robertson with help of a cousin and a lessee.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Evelyn C. Robertson, Jr. (2007). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Robertson Family Farm". National Park Service. Retrieved April 25, 2017. The registration included 24 photos (not available online as of April 2017).