Isaac Conger House Explained

Isaac Conger House
Location:50 Hamestring Rd.
Coordinates:35.2203°N -86.5069°W
Architecture:Federal
Added:July 16, 1973
Refnum:73001807

The Isaac Conger House is a historic house in Fayetteville, Tennessee. It was built in 1808 for the Conger family. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

History

The house was built in 1808 for Isaac Conger, a settler from North Carolina, and his wife, née Mary Moore.[1] [2] Conger was a Methodist minister, and the couple were cousins.[2] After his death, the house was inherited by his son Sion Conger, who lived here with his wife, née Beall Norton, and their four sons.[2] It was later inherited by one of his sons, Dixie Conger, a mule trader who lived here with his wife, née Mary Shofner, and their five children.[2] By the 1980s, the house still belonged to the Conger family.[1]

Architectural significance

The house was designed in the Federal architectural style.[1] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 16, 1973.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=73001807}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Isaac Conger House ]. National Park Service. July 29, 2018. With
  2. News: Turner . Gordon H. . Ancestral Home of Isaac Conger Keeps 'Latch String' Outside After 150 Years . July 30, 2018 . The Tennessean . January 18, 1948. 11. Newspapers.com. registration .