James Buchanan House (Nashville, Tennessee)

The James Buchanan House is a historic log house in Nashville, Tennessee. It was built circa 1800 by James Buchanan, an early Nashville pioneer and signer of the 1789 Cumberland Compact. It's one of the earliest log homes still in existence in the area and is open to the public. The logs were hewn from Tennessee red cedars and nearly-extinct American chestnut trees. The floors were formed from Tennessee poplars and rest on a Tennessee limestone foundation.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 29, 1984.[3]

James Buchanan House
The James Buchanan House in 2012
James Buchanan House (Nashville, Tennessee) is located in Tennessee
James Buchanan House (Nashville, Tennessee)
Location in Tennessee
James Buchanan House (Nashville, Tennessee) is located in the United States
James Buchanan House (Nashville, Tennessee)
Location in United States
Location2910 Elm Hill Pike, Nashville, Tennessee
Coordinates36°8′41″N 86°39′26″W / 36.14472°N 86.65722°W / 36.14472; -86.65722
Area1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Builtc. 1800 (1800)
Built byJames Buchanan
NRHP reference No.84003486[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 29, 1984

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: James Buchanan House". National Park Service. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  3. ^ "Buchanan, James, House". National Park Service. Retrieved January 15, 2016.