Lea Springs

Lea Springs
Nearest city Rutledge, Tennessee
Coordinates 36°11′34″N 83°41′37″W / 36.19278°N 83.69361°W / 36.19278; -83.69361 (Lea Springs)Coordinates: 36°11′34″N 83°41′37″W / 36.19278°N 83.69361°W / 36.19278; -83.69361 (Lea Springs)
Area 9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built 1819 (1819)
Architectural style Federal
NRHP reference # 75001754[1]
Added to NRHP May 29, 1975

Lea Springs is a historic mansion in Rutledge, Tennessee. It was built by slaves in 1819 for Pryor Lea, who grew up at 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 house was designed in the Federal architectural style.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since May 29, 1975.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Jon Coddington (1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lea Springs". National Park Service. Retrieved June 14, 2018. With accompanying four photos from 1973
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