Lairdland Farm House

Coordinates: 35°16′33″N 86°54′0″W / 35.27583°N 86.90000°W

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Lairdland Farm House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

The Lairdland Farm House in 2014

Nearest city	Brick Church, Tennessee
Coordinates	35°16′33″N 86°54′0″W / 35.27583°N 86.90000°W / 35.27583; -86.90000
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1830 (1830)
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	95001088^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 7, 1995

The Lairdland Farm House is a historic farmhouse in Giles County, Tennessee, U.S..

History

The land belonged to Thomas J. Lane when it was purchased by Robert Henderson Laird in the 1830.^[2] Shortly after, Laird built the farmhouse, and he designed it in the Greek Revival architectural style.^[2] During the American Civil War of 1861–1865, it served as a hospital for the Confederate States Army.^[3]

In 1867, it was passed on to Laird's daughter and her husband, James Knox Polk Blackburn.^[2] It was subsequently inherited by their son, Dr. James K. P. Blackburn.^[2] By the 1990s, the house belonged to James T. Blackburn IV.^[2] In 2002, it was purchased by Donald Rouleau.^[3]

The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since September 7, 1995.^[4] It has a Civil War museum open to the public.^[3]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Lairdland Farm House". National Park Service. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Civil War Museum at Lairdland Farm House". Landlaird Farm House. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
^ "Lairdland Farm House". National Park Service. Retrieved August 27, 2016.

External links

Lairdland Farm House Archived 2016-08-21 at the Wayback Machine - official site

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