Sudley Place
Appearance
Sudley Place | |
Location in Tennessee Location in United States | |
Nearest city | Youngville, Tennessee |
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Coordinates | 36°38′40″N 86°48′56″W / 36.64444°N 86.81556°W |
Area | 8 acres (3.2 ha) |
Built by | Dr. Samuel Bowling Brown |
Architectural style | Italianate |
NRHP reference No. | 74001925[1] |
Added to NRHP | January 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
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Sudley Place". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 2, 2018.