The Logan Henderson Farm, also known as Farmington, is a historic farm house in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S.. Built as a slave plantation in the Antebellum South, it later became a dairy and cattle farm. It is now a horse farm.

Logan Henderson Farm
The Logan Henderson Farm in 2014
Logan Henderson Farm is located in Tennessee
Logan Henderson Farm
Logan Henderson Farm is located in the United States
Logan Henderson Farm
Nearest cityMurfreesboro, Tennessee
Coordinates35°47′27″N 86°21′25″W / 35.79083°N 86.35694°W / 35.79083; -86.35694
Area9.8 acres (4.0 ha)
Built1816 (1816)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, I-house
MPSHistoric Family Farms in Middle Tennessee MPS
NRHP reference No.03000971[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 25, 2003

History

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The house was first built for Logan Henderson and his wife, Margaret Ewart Johnston, in 1816, and extended in 1842.[2] The Johnsons grew cotton and corn; they also raised cattle and swine.[2] They owned 21 slaves in 1820 and 50 slaves in 1840.[2] Upon marrying William F. Lytle, the Hendersons's daughter, Violet, inherited 5 slaves.[2] In 1846, the property was inherited by the Hendersons's son, James Franklin Henderson, who lived there with his wife Amanda and their nine children.[2]

James Franklin Henderson was a Whig, which explains why the house was not destroyed during the American Civil War of 1861–1865.[2] The Hendersons invited both Mrs Braxton Bragg and Mrs William Starke Rosecrans, the spouses of Confederate and Union generals.[2]

The house was purchased by Henry Pfeil in 1897.[2] When his daughter married William A. Snell, the couple turned it into a dairy farm.[2] In 1966, it was acquired by Price Harrison, who raised Angus cattle.[2] By 2003, it had become a horse farm.[2]

Architectural significance

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The house was designed in the Greek Revival architectural style.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since September 25, 2003.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Logan Henderson Farm". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  3. ^ "Henderson, Logan, Farm". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 13, 2017.