Harris/Morgan House (Fosterville, Tennessee)
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Morgan House | |
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Harris/Morgan House, March 2014. | |
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| Nearest city | Christiana, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates | 35°39′22″N 86°27′27″W / 35.65611°N 86.45750°WCoordinates: 35°39′22″N 86°27′27″W / 35.65611°N 86.45750°W |
| Area | 3.5 acres (1.4 ha) |
| Built | 1820 |
| Architectural style | Dog Trot |
| NRHP Reference # | 79002457[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 27, 1979 |
Located in southern Rutherford County, Tennessee, where Harrison Lane crosses the West Fork of The Stones River, the Morgan House remains. Originally constructed in 1811 by General John Coffee (June 2, 1772 – July 7, 1833), the home was presented to his daughter Mary Harris (née Coffee) (August 15, 1774 - April 28, 1839), on the occasion of her wedding Simpson Harris, (November 21, 1768 - May 8, 1833). When the Harris family departed Tennessee for Texas, the property was sold to the Tucker family, who lived on the eastern boundary of the property.
William Morgan (1818-1901) and Caroline Means Morgan (1824-1881), settled adjacent to the Coffee property in the vicinity of the recently known Whitworth/Westmorland farm, situated south of Campground Road, across from the Morgan Family Cemetery.[2] Richard ("Dick") Carey Morgan (December 15, 1865 - June 16, 1942) the 10th child of William and Caroline, purchased the Harris property as a replacement home, when the house William built burned in the early 1900s. The property was purchased and remodeled by Mr. Dick Morgan and has remained in the Morgan family as the geographical homeplace. The property was passed from Mr. Dick Morgan to his son, Harvey Logan Morgan and his wife Nora Shelton Morgan, and to their son James Coleman Morgan who resides at the home today with his wife Nancy Morgan.
References
- ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Morgan Family Cemetery