Harris-Holden House Explained

Harris-Holden House
Location:304 Daves Hollow Rd.
Coordinates:35.2314°N -86.6019°W
Added:March 19, 1975
Refnum:75001766

The Harris-Holden House is a historic house on a former plantation in Lincoln County, Tennessee. It was built in 1860 for Joel M. Harris, a planter and slaveholder.[1] During the American Civil War of 1861–1865, the Union Army looked for victuals in the house.[1] In 1901, Harris took to sheep farming, but dogs ate his herd.[2] Harris died in 1914,[3] and the remaining slave cabins on the property were demolished in 1920.[1] By the 1970s, the house belonged to the Holden family.[1] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 19, 1975.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=75001766}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Harris-Holden House ]. National Park Service. December 18, 2018. With
  2. News: Disgusted Farmer. Started Sheep Raising; Dogs Put in a Veto . December 18, 2018 . The Tennessean . August 15, 1901. 3. Newspapers.com. registration .
  3. News: Joel M. Harris . December 18, 2018 . The Tennessean . December 16, 1914. 4. Newspapers.com. registration .