Cox House (Franklin, Tennessee) Explained

Cox House
Location:150 Franklin Rd., Franklin, Tennessee
Coordinates:35.9286°N -86.865°W
Built:1891, 1972 and 1975
Architect:Woods & Crabb
Architecture:Late Victorian
Added:February 28, 1980
Refnum:80003881

Cox House is a building in Franklin, Tennessee that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It is also known as the Harpeth Academy building.

It was built in 1891 for Congressman Nicholas Nichol Cox. It was extended in 1972 and again in 1975. It was designed by architects Woods & Crabb. It includes Late Victorian architecture. The listing was for an area of with just one contributing building.[1]

It was purchased in 1969 by the Harpeth Academy, a private elementary school that itself is a historic institution, to be used as an administration building.[1] It is now part of Battle Ground Academy.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=80003881}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cox House / Harpeth Academy ]. . with