Rucker-Mason Farm house
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Title |
Rucker-Mason Farm house |
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Creator(s) |
West, Carroll Van, photographer |
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Date |
2005? |
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Coverage |
2000-2009 |
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Property name |
Rucker-Mason Farm |
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Property type |
Farm |
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National Register Reference |
06001234 listed Jan. 9, 2007 |
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Community Name |
Porterfield, Cannon County, TN |
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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. |
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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. |
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Collection Name |
Southern History Documentary Projects |
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Subject-LCSH |
Historic farms -- Tennessee |
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Subject-TGM |
Houses |
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Type |
Still image |
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Genre |
Photograph |
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Medium |
Paper |
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Extent |
4 x 6 in. |
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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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