| Lea Springs, Tennessee | |
| Official Name: | Lea Springs |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Tennessee#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Lea Springs |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tennessee |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Grainger |
| Subdivision Type3: | City |
| Subdivision Name3: | Blaine |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 961 |
| Elevation M: | 293 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 37709 |
| Area Code: | 865 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 1314267 |
Lea Springs is an unincorporated community in southwestern Grainger County, Tennessee. It is located two miles northeast of the city of Blaine. It is also located partially inside Blaine's city limits and urban growth boundary.[1]
Lea Springs was the site of a historic mansion of the same name. It was built by slaves in 1819 for Pryor Lea, who grew up in nearby Richland.[2] Lea became a politician in Tennessee and Texas, and he was a founding trustee of the University of Mississippi.[2] He died in 1879, and the house was remodeled as a resort in the 1880s.[2]
The mansion was designed in the Federal architectural style, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2] It was demolished in 2008 and the property was de-listed in 2023.