NRHP Reference # 70000618 Area 11 ha Architectural style Georgian architecture | Built 1798 Opened 1798 Phone +1 615-452-7070 Added to NRHP 26 February 1970 | |
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Location E of Gallatin off TN 25 Similar Two Rivers Mansion, Sam Davis House, Octagon Hall, Bledsoe Creek State Park, Walking Horse Hotel Profiles | ||
Cragfont is a state historic site and historic house located in Castalian Springs, Sumner County, Tennessee. It was the home of General James Winchester. Construction was started in 1798 and completed in 1802 by artisans from his home state of Maryland. It is listed with the National Register of Historic Places and is open to the public. It is owned by the State of Tennessee and administered in partnership with the Tennessee Historical Commission by the non-profit group Friends of Cragfont.
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James Winchester
Winchester served as a Brigadier General in the War of 1812. He is also credited with founding the city of Memphis, Tennessee along with Andrew Jackson and Judge John Overton. Winchester is buried in the family plot behind the house.
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