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Falconhurst

Coordinates: 35°42′57″N 85°46′3″W / 35.71583°N 85.76750°W / 35.71583; -85.76750
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Falconhurst
Falconhurst in 2014
Falconhurst is located in Tennessee
Falconhurst
Location in Tennessee
Falconhurst is located in the United States
Falconhurst
Location in United States
Nearest cityMcMinnville, Tennessee
Coordinates35°42′57″N 85°46′3″W / 35.71583°N 85.76750°W / 35.71583; -85.76750
Arealess than one acre
Built1850 (1850)
Built byAsa Faulkner
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Federal
NRHP reference No.82004062[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 26, 1982

Falconhurst is a historic mansion in McMinnville, Tennessee, U.S. It was built in 1850 for Asa Faulkner, the owner of textile mills, and a politician who served as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives and the Tennessee Senate.[2] It was later the private residence of Charles Faulkner Bryan, a composer of folk music who married into the Faulkner family.[2]

The house was designed in the Federal and Greek Revival architectural styles.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since August 26, 1982.[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 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Falconhurst". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  3. ^ "Falconhurst". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 29, 2017.