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Sudley Place

Coordinates: 36°38′40″N 86°48′56″W / 36.64444°N 86.81556°W / 36.64444; -86.81556 (Sudley Place)
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Sudley Place
Sudley Place in 2017
Sudley Place is located in Tennessee
Sudley Place
Sudley Place
Location in Tennessee
Sudley Place is located in the United States
Sudley Place
Sudley Place
Location in United States
Nearest cityYoungville, Tennessee
Coordinates36°38′40″N 86°48′56″W / 36.64444°N 86.81556°W / 36.64444; -86.81556 (Sudley Place)
Area8 acres (3.2 ha)
Built byDr. Samuel Bowling Brown
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.74001925[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 11, 1974

Sudley Place is a historic mansion in Robertson County, Tennessee, U.S.. It was built in 1856 for Samuel Bowling Brown, a whiskey distiller.[2] It was purchased by the Fuqua family in the 1930s.[2] Democratic politician Jesse H. Jones, who served as the 9th United States Secretary of Commerce from 1940 to 1945, grew up in the house.[2]

The house was designed in the Italianate architectural style.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since January 11, 1974.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Sudley Place". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  3. ^ "Sudley Place". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 2, 2018.