Fairfax (White Pine, Tennessee)

Fairfax is a historic mansion in White Pine, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA.

Fairfax
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Fairfax in 2015
Location	White Pine, Tennessee, U.S.
Coordinates	36°4′4″N 83°15′9″W
Area	7 acres (2.8 ha)
Built	1840
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	73001795[1]
Added to NRHP	April 13, 1973[2]

History

The mansion was completed in 1840.[3] It was built by Lawson D. Franklin (1801-1861), Tennessee's first millionaire, for his son, Isaac White Rodgers Franklin, Sr. (1827-1866).[3] It was designed in the Greek Revival architectural style.[3]

Senator Herbert S. Walters grew up in this house.[4] By 1953, it was acquired by Thomas H. Berry and his wife, Ellen McClung.[4] They restored it a year later, in 1954.[4] They hired Irish painter James Reynolds to do the murals in the living-room.[4]

Architectural significance

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 13, 1973.[2] The house was surveyed and photographed for the Historic American Buildings Survey, where it is called the Isaac Franklin House.[5]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Fairfax". National Park Service. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
3. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form". National Park Service. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
4. "Fairfax: Old South Reborn". The Kingsport News. Kingsport, Tennessee. August 4, 1966. p. 18. Retrieved November 25, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
5. • Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. TN-1971, "Isaac Franklin House, U.S. Route 25 East, White Pine, Jefferson County, TN"