The Isaac Conger House is a historic house in Fayetteville, Tennessee. It was built in 1808 for the Conger family. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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| Location | 50 Hamestring Rd. |
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| Nearest city | Fayetteville, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 35°13′13″N 86°30′25″W / 35.22028°N 86.50694°W |
| Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
| Built | 1808 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001807[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 16, 1973 |
History edit
The house was built in 1808 for Isaac Conger, a settler from North Carolina, and his wife, née Mary Moore.[2][3] Conger was a Methodist minister, and the couple were cousins.[3] After his death, the house was inherited by his son Sion Conger, who lived here with his wife, née Beall Norton, and their four sons.[3] It was later inherited by one of his sons, Dixie Conger, a mule trader who lived here with his wife, née Mary Shofner, and their five children.[3] By the 1980s, the house still belonger to the Conger family.[2]
Architectural significance edit
The house was designed in the Federal architectural style.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 16, 1973.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Isaac Conger House". National Park Service. Retrieved July 29, 2018. With accompanying pictures
- ^ a b c d Turner, Gordon H. (January 18, 1948). "Ancestral Home of Isaac Conger Keeps 'Latch String' Outside After 150 Years". The Tennessean. p. 11. Retrieved July 30, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.