| John Pope House | |
| Coordinates: | 35.7989°N -86.9781°W |
| Built: | c. 1806 |
| Architecture: | Hall-parlor plan architecture; single pen architecture |
| Added: | April 13, 1988 |
| Area: | 1.8acres |
| Mpsub: | Williamson County MRA |
| Refnum: | 88000338 |
The John Pope House, also known as Eastview, is a historic house in Burwood, Williamson County, Tennessee. It incorporates hall-parlor plan architecture and single pen architecture.
The original part of the house was built of logs circa 1806 by slaves for Reverend John C. Pope, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War and a lay Methodist minister.[1] Originally it "was one of the more ornate log residences built during this period in the county with wainscoting, chair rails and plaster walls." Pope conducted well-attended camp meetings at locations around the area.[2] He owned 2,200 acres by 1805, and 37 slaves by 1820.[1] He deeded land for the construction of a chapel nearby in 1818. He was married twice, and he had 15 children.[1] His granddaughter, Edith Pope, was the president of the Nashville No. 1 chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and second editor of the Confederate Veteran.[1]
The house has exterior brick chimneys and a standing metal seam gable roof and rests on a stone foundation. It was modified c.1880 with addition of weatherboard and with replacement/addition of four-over-four sash windows. In c.1920 a multi-light entrance doorway and a one-story frame addition to the rear were added. The addition gained metal siding c.1940. The main (east) facade gained, c.1950, a one-story gable roof porch with square Doric columns and square baluster railing; a similar porch has also been added to the north facade.[3]
Its interior includes original Federal-style mantels on its second floor. As of 1988 the house sat "on a hillside on a several hundred acre farm and retains its original site and setting."[3]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. When listed the property included one contributing building and one non-contributing structure, on . The property was covered in a 1988 study of Williamson County historical resources.[4]