Title	Oaklawn: interior staircase
Creator(s)	Eatherly, Brad, photographer
Date	2015
Coverage	2010-2019
Property name	Oaklawn
Additional property name	Absalom Thompson House
Property type	House
Additional property type	Farm
National Register Reference	79002449 listed Sept. 11, 1979
Community Name	Spring Hill, Maury County, TN
Description	Color photograph of a foyer and staircase of a historic home.
Historical Notes	Oaklawn was built in 1835 for Absalom Thompson. The original structure was built in a Federal style, ell-shaped and one-and-a-half stories high. The home was rebuilt in 1860 in the Greek Revival style and enlarged to two full stories. The home served as headquarters for Confederate General John Bell Hood during the Battle of Spring Hill in November of 1864. This is the infamous location where General Hood slept while Union forces marched past his troops toward Franklin, TN. The house stayed in the Thompson family until 1911. The interior was renovated to become a tenant house and suffered from decay. In the 1940s, the building was returned to its original condition. The rear portico was enclosed in the 1950s. The exterior remains much the same as it did when it was remodeled in 1860. The building served as the home for country and western performers George Jones and Tammy Wynette during the early 1970s. The building is now privately owned.
Collection Name	Southern History Documentary Projects
Subject-LCSH	Brick houses -- Tennessee Family farms -- Tennessee Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject-AAT	Greek Revival
Subject-TGM	Dwellings Stairways
Type	Still image
Genre	Photograph
Contributing Institution	Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Copyright status	Copyright of the creator. Reproduced with permission.
Conditions for use	Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only.
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University

Oaklawn: interior staircase

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