Built c. 1805 Area 1,200 m² Added to NRHP 18 September 1978 | NRHP Reference # 78002637 Architectural style Federal architecture | |
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Location Lovers Lane, Dixon Springs, Tennessee, U.S. | ||
The James Bradley House is a historic house on a Southern plantation in Dixon Springs, Tennessee, United States.
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Location
The house is located on Lovers Lane in Dixon Springs, a small town in Smith County, Tennessee.
History
The 367-acree plantation belonged to William Sanders, a planter. In the 1790s, James Bradley, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War, moved from Caswell County, North Carolina to Smith County, Tennessee, and purchased the plantation from Sanders. Bradley owned 55 African slaves.
By 1805, Bradley commissioned the construction of this two-story house in the Federal architectural style. It was built with red bricks, with the green gable roof made with limestone. The roof has a chimney on each side.
Architectural signifiance
It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since September 18, 1978.