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Riverview (Clarksville, Tennessee)

Coordinates: 36°30′13″N 87°22′51″W / 36.50361°N 87.38083°W / 36.50361; -87.38083 (Riverview)
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Riverview
Riverview (Clarksville, Tennessee) is located in Tennessee
Riverview (Clarksville, Tennessee)
Nearest cityClarksville, Tennessee
Coordinates36°30′13″N 87°22′51″W / 36.50361°N 87.38083°W / 36.50361; -87.38083 (Riverview)
Area4.5 acres (1.8 ha)
Built1830 (1830)
NRHP reference No.79002450[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 26, 1979

Riverview is a historic house in Clarksville, Tennessee. It was built in 1830, and it became a writer's retreat for Allen Tate in the 1930s. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

History

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The house was built in 1830.[2]

In 1930, the house was purchased by Ben Tate, Allen Tate's brother. Tate was a graduate of Vanderbilt University, English professor and a poet. He wrote Ode to the Confederate Dead in the house.[dubiousdiscuss] His wife, née Caroline Gordon, wrote the novel Children of Innocence in the house.[2] Literary guests included Donald Davidson, Malcolm Cowley and William Faulkner.[2]

The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 26, 1979.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Hayden Jolly, Jr. (June 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Riverview / Ben Folly". National Park Service. Retrieved July 20, 2018. With accompanying five photos from 1978