Webster Farm: barn
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Title |
Webster Farm: barn |
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Creator(s) |
West, Carroll Van, photographer |
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Date |
1996 |
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Coverage |
1990-1999 |
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Property name |
Webster Farm |
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Property type |
Farm |
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National Register Reference |
96000770 listed July 19, 1996 |
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Community Name |
Cross Bridges, Maury County, TN |
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Description |
Color photograph of a barn with three large square entrances on ground level and large loft opening beneath the peak of the roof |
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Historical Notes |
The evolution of the Webster Farm can be traced to 1807, when Jonathan Webster III, a Revolutionary War veteran and retired merchant moved from Georgia to Tennessee and bought a 500 acre tract along Big Bigby Creek. There, he constructed a three pen cottage, ca. 1810 and ca. 1826 a large two-story Federal I-house was added onto the existing structure. Webster's farm prospered, as he raised cotton and experimented in raising livestock. In his lifetime, Webster was an active politician and an enterprising agriculturalist. In 1847, the farm was sold to a Mr. Harlan, whose later family added a Classical Revival front porch to the house in the early 1900s. In the 1950s, the farm passed into the hands of the Osborn family, and in 1994, the Webster family regained possession of the farm. The farm is significant because of its association with Jonathan Webster, an early settler, politician, and agriculturist of Middle Tennessee. Furthermore, the farm is significant because it possesses excellent examples of early-nineteenth century architecture and early-twentieth century outbuildings that relate to the influence of progressive farming techniques on the built environment of Middle Tennessee. |
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Collection Name |
Southern History Documentary Projects |
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Subject-LCSH |
Historic farms -- Tennessee
Family farms -- Tennessee |
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Subject-AAT |
Barns |
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Subject-TGM |
Barns |
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Type |
Still image |
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Genre |
Photograph |
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Medium |
Slide |
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Extent |
35 mm |
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Copyright status |
Copyright of the creator. Reproduced with permission |
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Contributing Institution |
Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University |
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Conditions for use |
Credit Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only |
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Digital Publisher |
Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University |
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