Spencer Eakin Farm

Spencer Eakin Farm
Location Nashville Dirt Road, Shelbyville, Tennessee
Coordinates 35°30′32″N 86°28′16″W / 35.50889°N 86.47111°W / 35.50889; -86.47111
Built 1842
NRHP Reference # 93000564
Added to NRHP June 24, 1993

Spencer Eakin Farm, also known as Springhill Farm, is a farm in Bedford County, Tennessee listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1] It is also a Century Farm, meaning that is has been owned by the same family for over 100 years.

History

Spencer Eakin Farm was founded by the Eakin family in 1842. The farm contains 6 buildings and one structure in classical revival, Queen Anne, and American movement styles of architecture.[2]

Modern day

Spencer Eakin Farm is still privately owned by the Eakin family. In 2014, it received the Century Farm designation, marking it as a farm owned by the same family for 100 consecutive years.[3]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/tn/bedford/state.html
  2. ↑ http://www.hpdb.org/19366
  3. ↑ http://www.t-g.com/story/2103123.html


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