The John M. Fleming Home Place, also known as Duke Farm, is a historic mansion in Collierville, Tennessee, U.S..
John M. Fleming Home Place | |
 The John M. Fleming Home Place in 2017 | |
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| Nearest city | Collierville, Tennessee |
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| Area | 318 acres (129 ha) |
| Built | 1850 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 90001763[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 6, 1990 |
History edit
The house was built circa 1850 for a South Carolinian couple, John M. Fleming and his wife Eliza Moseley.[2] By 1850, they owned 13 male slaves and 11 female slaves.[2] The grounds included a slave cemetery from 1851 to 1935.[2] After the American Civil War of 1861–1865, slaves were replaced by sharecroppers.[2] Fleming's son, Samuel T. Fleming, lived on the property until 1913, and it was purchased by the Duke family in 1924.[2] The Dukes used sharecroppers until the 1960s.[2]
The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 6, 1990.[3]
References edit
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: John M. Fleming Home". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- ^ "Fleming, John M., Home Place". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 28, 2017.