Wessyngton (Cedar Hill, Tennessee)

Wessyngton
Nearest city Cedar Hill, Tennessee
Coordinates 36°30′05″N 87°00′14″W / 36.50139°N 87.00389°W / 36.50139; -87.00389 (Wessyngton)Coordinates: 36°30′05″N 87°00′14″W / 36.50139°N 87.00389°W / 36.50139; -87.00389 (Wessyngton)
Area 9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built 1815
Architectural style Federal
NRHP reference # 71000830[1]
Added to NRHP May 6, 1971

Wessyngton is a historic mansion on a former tobacco plantation in Cedar Hill, Tennessee, U.S..

History

The house was built in 1815 for Joseph Washington, his wife Mary Cheatham, and their son George Augustine Washington.[2] George served in the Tennessee General Assembly from 1873 to 1875, and his son Joseph E. Washington in the United States House of Representatives from 1887 to 1897.[2] George was the owner of 274 slaves in 1860, and most of them became sharecroppers after the war.[3] It belonged to Joseph's wife, Mary Bolling Kearns Washington, from 1915 to 1938, when it was inherited by their three children.[3]

The Washington grew tobacco on the plantation.[2][3] It became a Century Farm in 1976.[3]

Architectural significance

The house was designed in the Federal architectural style.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since May 6, 1971.[4]

Further reading

  • Babson, David W.; Orser, Charles E. (1994). Families and Cabins: Archaeological and Historical Investigations at Wessyngton Plantation, Robertson County, Tennessee. Normal, Illinois: Illinois State University. OCLC 34707614.
  • Baker, John F. (2010). The Washingtons of Wessyngton Plantation: Stories of My Family's Journey to Freedom. New York: Atria Books. ISBN 9781416567417. OCLC 424555333.

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Wessyngton". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 2, 2018. With three photos from 1971.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Van West, Carroll. "Wessyngton Plantation". The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. Tennessee Historical Society and the University of Tennessee Press. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Wessyngton". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
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