Title	Rucker-Mason Farm house
Creator(s)	West, Carroll Van, photographer
Date	2005?
Coverage	2000-2009
Property name	Rucker-Mason Farm
Property type	Farm
National Register Reference	06001234 listed Jan. 9, 2007
Community Name	Porterfield, Cannon County, TN
Description	Color photograph of a two-story house, rear view showing multiple building sections and rooflines. The view is of the rear of the house. A portion of the brick house section is visible at the rear. One exterior chimney is clearly visible and two others are partially visible. Siding covers the log ell that attaches to the brick structure.
Historical Notes	The Rucker-Mason farm is the site of the Rucker House, built ca. 1802-04, which is comprised of a two-story brick home of the I-house design and in the Federal style that is connected to a cedar log structure at the rear. A Greek Revival portico was added at a later date. The house retains its original brick exterior, including a Georgian cornice, brick lintel window treatments and brickwork in the Flemish Bond style. Numerous changes have been done to the buildings in the modern era but the buildings retain many features of early settlers' homes in the region. The house sits on land first acquired by Gideon Rucker, who purchased land warrants from Revolutionary War settlers, and then sold to Gideon's brother Bennett. The land passed to his daughter, Miriam, who married Henry Goodloe. Descendents of the Goodloes still owned the land at the time of fieldwork.
Collection Name	Southern History Documentary Projects
Subject-LCSH	Historic farms -- Tennessee
Subject-TGM	Houses
Type	Still image
Format	jpeg2000
Genre	Photograph
Medium	Paper
Extent	4 x 6 in.
Copyright status	Copyright of the creator. Reproduced with permission
Conditions for use	Credit Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only
Contributing Institution	Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
Source file	ruckermas

Rucker-Mason Farm house

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