The Jacob Critz House is a c. 1835 center-hall house in Thompson's Station, Tennessee, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. When listed the property included one contributing building, one non-contributing building, and one non-contributing structure, on 1.7 acres (0.69 ha).[1] The property was covered in a 1988 study of Williamson County historical resources.[2]

Jacob Critz House
Jacob Critz House is located in Tennessee
Jacob Critz House
Jacob Critz House is located in the United States
Jacob Critz House
LocationEvergreen Rd. 1 1/2 mi. E of Pope Chapel Rd., Thompson's Station, Tennessee
Coordinates35°47′56″N 86°56′44″W / 35.79889°N 86.94556°W / 35.79889; -86.94556
Area1.7 acres (0.69 ha)
Builtc. 1835; 189 years ago (1835)
Architectural styleCentral passage plan
MPSWilliamson County MRA[2]
NRHP reference No.88000343[1]
Added to NRHPApril 13, 1988

The home was likely leased in 1866 by carpetbagger James Wood King in his attempt to raise cotton in the south after the American Civil War.[3]

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References edit

  • Faust, Eric R. Conspicuous Gallantry: The Civil War and Reconstruction Letters of James W. King, 11th Michigan Volunteer Infantry. Kent, OH: Kent State University Press, 2015.

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Thomason Associates and Tennessee Historical Commission (February 1988). "Historic Resources of Williamson County (Partial Inventory of Historic and Architectural Properties), National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination". National Park Service.
  3. ^ Faust, Conspicuous Gallantry, 153-55.