Boyd–Wilson Farm Explained

Boyd–Wilson Farm
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Coordinates:35.9144°N -86.9681°W
Built:c. 1840, c. 1884 and c. 1920
Added:July 5, 1996
Refnum:96000748

The Boyd–Wilson Farm is a 157acres historic district in Franklin, Tennessee, United States. The circa 1840 farm includes an I-house.

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. When listed, it included six contributing buildings, two contributing structures, one contributing site and two non-contributing buildings.

The farm's west edge is the West Harpeth River. The property includes the historic Boyd Mill Ruins (separately listed on the National Register).

The farmhouse's north, two-story facade was built c.1884 and is of heavy braced frame construction. It has a central hallway and chimneys at its gable ends in what is called an I-house. The chimneys, originally limestone, were modified c.1920 to include brick. It has a two-story portico with four square columns built in 1976 which replaced a one-story portico from c.1884.

It was deemed notable as "one of the few historic farms in Williamson County to retain its agricultural integrity from a period in the county's history when agriculture was the basis of prosperity."[1]

It is a designated Century Farm. Historic notability of properties of this type was covered in a 1994 study of historic family farms in Middle Tennessee.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=96000748}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination ]. . Carroll Van West and Connie Martin . December 6, 1995 . January 30, 2017 . with
  2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=64500605}} National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Submission: Historic Family Farms in Middle Tennessee MPS ]. Carroll Van West . November 7, 1994 . National Park Service.