Fairfax (White Pine, Tennessee) Explained

Fairfax
Location:White Pine, Tennessee, U.S.
Coordinates:36.0678°N -83.2525°W
Architecture:Greek Revival
Added:April 13, 1973[1]
Refnum:73001795

Fairfax is a historic mansion in White Pine, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA.

History

The mansion was completed in 1840.[2] It was built by Lawson D. Franklin (1801–1861), Tennessee's first millionaire, for his son, Isaac White Rodgers Franklin, Sr. (1827–1866).[2] It was designed in the Greek Revival architectural style.[2]

Senator Herbert S. Walters grew up in this house. By 1953, it was acquired by Thomas H. Berry and his wife, Ellen McClung.[3] They restored it a year later, in 1954.[3] They hired Irish painter James Reynolds to do the murals in the living-room.[3]

Architectural significance

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 13, 1973.[1] The house was surveyed and photographed for the Historic American Buildings Survey, where it is called the Isaac Franklin House.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fairfax . National Park Service. November 22, 2015.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form . National Park Service. November 22, 2015.
  3. News: Fairfax: Old South Reborn . The Kingsport News . Kingsport, Tennessee . August 4, 1966 . 18 . Newspapers.com. November 25, 2015 .