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Title	Rucker-Mason Farm: grave marker of Henry and Miriam Goodloe
Creator(s)	West, Carroll Van, photographer
Date	2004
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
Latitude/Longitude	35.903611, -86.144444
Description	Color photograph of a gravepost that is in the form of a tree stump. The engraved writing is partially obscured but includes the names of Henry Goodloe, 1812-1877 and wife Miriam.
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	Graveposts
Subject-TGM	Tombs & sepulchral monuments
Type	Still image
Format	jpeg2000
Genre	Photograph
Medium	Slide
Extent	35 mm
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
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
Contributing Institution	Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Source file	ruckermas010