| Absalom Scales House | |
| Coordinates: | 35.7742°N -86.6394°W |
| Architecture: | Classical Revival, Greek Revival |
| Added: | October 30, 1973 |
| Refnum: | 73001821 |
The Absalom Scales House is a historic house in Eagleville, Tennessee, U.S..
The house was built circa 1790 for Absalom Scales, a settler from North Carolina,[1] and his wife Nancy Dalton, whose paternal grandfather, Samuel Dalton Sr., was a British immigrant and personal friend of U.S. President James Madison.[2] In 1835, it was inherited by their son Noah, who lived here with his wife, Mary Batie Sayers, and their four children.[2]
During the American Civil War of 1861–1865, Noah's daughter Mary stayed in the house with her husband, John Knox Womack, who was a Free Will Baptist preacher whose uncle was Confederate General A. P. Hill.[2] At the same time, Womack joined the Confederate States Army and served under General Nathan Bedford Forrest.[2] After the war, Womack resumed his ministry.[2] After his wife died, he married her sister Charlotte, with whom he had six children.[2] The house was later inherited by his daughter Nancy and her husband, Joseph A. Johnston.[2]
The house was designed in the Classical Revival architectural style, and it was later remodelled in the Greek Revival style.[1] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since October 30, 1973.[3]