Wall Spring
Wall Spring is located in Tennessee
Wall Spring
Location931 Red River Road, Gallatin, Tennessee
Coordinates36°23′40″N 86°28′11″W / 36.39444°N 86.46972°W / 36.39444; -86.46972 (Wall Spring)
Area3.3 acres (1.3 ha)
Built1827 (1827)
Architectural styleItalianate, Greek Revival, Federal
NRHP reference No.94000334[1]
Added to NRHPApril 8, 1994

Wall Spring, also known as Elliott Springs, is a historic mansion on a farm in Gallatin, Tennessee, U.S.. It was a horse farm in the Antebellum Era.

History

The house was built in 1827 for Colonel George Elliott, a veteran of the War of 1812 and the First Seminole War.[2] Elliott bred horses on the farm.[2] He was a co-founder of the Nashville Jockey Club in Nashville, Tennessee in 1807 alongside President Andrew Jackson and Governor Newton Cannon.[2] His brother Charles lived at Walnut Grove nearby.[2] Colonel Elliott died in 1861, and Wall Spring remained in the Elliott family until 1869.[2]

Architectural significance

The house was first designed in the Federal architectural style.[2] It was redesigned in the Italianate and Greek Revival architectural styles in the 1850s.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 8, 1994.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Wall Spring". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Wall Spring". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 31, 2018.


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