Ewing Farm
Ewing Farm | |
Nearest city | Lewisburg, Tennessee |
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Area | 18 acres (7.3 ha) |
Built | 1830 |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 84003612[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 5, 1984 |
Ewing Farm is a historic farmhouse three miles[2] away from Lewisburg, Tennessee, US.
History
The house was built in 1830 for James V. Ewing, a farmer who owned slaves.[3] Aside from the great house, he built several other buildings, including slave cabins and two cemeteries.[3] His son, John C. C. Ewing, graduated from the University of Nashville and served as a surgeon in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War; he inherited the farm in 1878.[3] Ewing died in 1917 and his nephew, James Oliver Ewing, purchased the property two years later, where he summered with his wife Helen White Johnson and their two daughters.[3] It was later inherited by his daughter Helen Ewing and Jack Goodman,[4] whose twin sons moved into the house by the 1980s.[3]
Architectural significance
The house was designed in the Greek Revival architectural style.[3] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 5, 1984.[5]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Ewing, Elbert William R. (1922). Clan Ewing of Scotland, Early History and Contribution to America; Sketches of Some Family Pioneers and Their Times. Ballston, Virginia: Cobden Publishing. p. 208 – via The Internet Archive.
- ^ a b c d e f "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form: Ewing Farm". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 2, 2017. With eight photos from 1983.
- ^ "Ewing Farm, Lewisburg". The Courier. Vol. 16. Tennessee Historical Commission. 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ^ "Ewing Farm". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 2, 2017.