Title	Maple Dean Farm: view of front porch with ornate trim
Creator(s)	West, Carroll Van
Date	1994-05
Coverage	1990-1999
Property name	Maple Dean Farm
Property type	Farm
National Register Reference	95000269 listed March 30, 1995
Community Name	Shelbyville, Bedford County, TN
Description	Black and white photograph of a white farmhouse with a shingle gable roof; angled front view of one wing of the house; two brick chimneys on roof; front porch has an American flag on it and carved wood cornicing and two visible white columns; two chairs and a table visible behind one column
Historical Notes	Maple Dean Farm was established in 1819 by Thomas Dean. It began agricultural operations within the first generations of settlement in Bedford Co., established 1807. Thomas Dean was a prominent Democrat in Tennessee politics during the Second Party System. By the time of his death in 1881, he owned 209 acres. His son Peyton Dean inherited the farm and later gave it to sister Elizabeth Dean upon her marriage to teacher Walter Crigler in 1885. The new Victorian farmhouse was constructed in 1886. It passed to Elizabeth's son John Peyton Crigler in 1911. John Peyton spent nearly a decade turning it into a model progressive operation, including the installation of electricity via a generator. In 1948, the farm was acquired by Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Crigler. And in 1976, Maple Dean Farm was certified as a Tennessee Century Farm by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture
Collection Name	Tennessee Century Farms
Subject-LCSH	Century farms
Subject-TGM	Farmhouses
Type	Still image
Genre	Photograph
Medium	Paper
Extent	5 x 7 in.
Copyright status	Copyright of the creator. Reproduced with permission
Contributing Institution	Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Conditions for use	Credit Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University

Maple Dean Farm: view of front porch with ornate trim

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