Collier-Crichlow House Explained

Collier-Crichlow House
Coordinates:35.8455°N -86.3832°W
Architecture:Second Empire, Renaissance
Added:July 16, 1973
Refnum:73001822

The Collier-Crichlow House is a historic house in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States.

The house was built circa 1880 for Ingram Banks Collier III, who served as the mayor of Murfreesboro from 1872 to 1873.[1] A relative, Colonel Newton C. Collier, also served as the mayor and as a director of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway.[2] Two other members of the Collier-Crichlow family served as Murfreesboro's mayor: James H. Crichlow and N. Collier Crichlow.[2]

The house was designed by Confederate veteran and Nashville architect William Crawford Smith in the Second Empire style.[1] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 16, 1973.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Harber . Susan . Collier-Crichlow-Smythe House’s beauty shines through years . Rutherford County Tennessee Historical Society . December 13, 2017 . March 18, 2017.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Collier-Crichlow House . National Park Service . United States Department of the Interior . December 13, 2017.
  3. Web site: Collier-Crichlow House . National Park Service . United States Department of the Interior . December 13, 2017.