Smith-Little-Mars House

Smith--Little--Mars House
The Smith-Little-Mars House in 2015
Nearest city LaFollette, Tennessee
Coordinates 36°26′41″N 83°55′45″W / 36.44472°N 83.92917°W / 36.44472; -83.92917Coordinates: 36°26′41″N 83°55′45″W / 36.44472°N 83.92917°W / 36.44472; -83.92917
Area 9.5 acres (3.8 ha)
Built 1840 (1840)
Architect Little, Silas
Architectural style Federal
NRHP reference # 76001767[1]
Added to NRHP November 7, 1976

The Smith-Little-Mars House is a historic mansion in LaFollette, Tennessee, USA. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Built in 1840 by slaves for Frank Smith in the Federal style, the house is one of the few antebellum homes remaining in the area. It is conjectured that the slaves who built the house belonged to Frank Kincaid II, because of the similarity in design and brickwork to other houses in Campbell and Clairborne counties. In the late 1890s, the house was purchased by Silas Little, a wealthy clothing store owner, who added Victorian embellishments.[2]

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ http://focus.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Text/76001767.pdf


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