The Benajah Gray Log House is a historic loghouse in Antioch, Tennessee, United States.
Gray, Benajah, Log House | |
 The house in 2014 | |
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| Nearest city | Cane Ridge, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates | 35°59′36″N 86°37′31″W / 35.99333°N 86.62528°W |
| Area | 26 acres (11 ha) |
| Built | 1805 |
| Built by | Gray, Benajah |
| Architectural style | Double pen log |
| NRHP reference No. | 85001512[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 11, 1985 |
History
editThe land was granted to Lardner Clark in 1784.[2] In the early 1800s Benajay Gray, the son of American Revolutionary War veteran James Gray, purchased some acres of land.[2] He proceeded to build the log house by 1805.[2] By the 1870s, it had become a horsebreeding farm.[2] It was subsequently inherited by his descendants,[2] and in the 1980s it belonged to Gray's great-great-granddaughter, Ernestine Huffman.[2]
The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 11, 1985.[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 Inventory--Nomination Form: Benajah Gray Log House". National Park Service. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
- ^ "Gray, Benajah, Log House". National Park Service. Retrieved August 28, 2016.