Cox House (Franklin, Tennessee)

Cox House is a building in Franklin, Tennessee that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It is also known as the Harpeth Academy building.[1]

Cox House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Cox House, March 2014.
Location	150 Franklin Rd., Franklin, Tennessee
Coordinates	35°55′43″N 86°51′54″W
Area	5.8 acres (2.3 ha)
Built	1891, 1972 and 1975
Architect	Woods & Crabb
Architectural style	Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.	80003881 [1]
Added to NRHP	February 28, 1980

It was built in 1891 for Congressman Nicholas Nichol Cox. It was extended in 1972 and again in 1975. It was designed by architects Woods & Crabb. It includes Late Victorian architecture. The listing was for an area of 5.8 acres (2.3 ha) with just one contributing building.[1][2]

It was purchased in 1969 by the Harpeth Academy, a private elementary school that itself is a historic institution, to be used as an administration building.[2] It is now part of Battle Ground Academy.

See also

• Owen-Cox House, also NRHP-listed in Williamson County

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cox House / Harpeth Academy". National Park Service. with 16 photos from 1979