Thomas Woodard, Jr. Farm

Historic house in Tennessee, United States

United States historic place

Coordinates36°34′09″N 86°56′16″W / 36.56915°N 86.93766°W / 36.56915; -86.93766

Area132.3 acres (53.5 ha)

Built1838 (1838)


Woodard, Thomas Jr., Farm
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Thomas Woodard Jr. Farm
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Nearest city	Cedar Hill, Tennessee
Coordinates	36°34′09″N 86°56′16″W / 36.56915°N 86.93766°W / 36.56915; -86.93766
Area	132.3 acres (53.5 ha)
Built	1838 (1838)
Architectural style	Federal
MPS	Historic Family Farms in Middle Tennessee MPS
NRHP reference No.	08000315^[1]
Added to NRHP	April 8, 2008

The Thomas Woodard, Jr. Farm is a historic farmhouse near Cedar Hill, Tennessee, U.S.

The farmhouse was built circa 1838 for Thomas Woodard, Jr. of Woodard Hall, his wife Winnefred House Robertson, and their children.^[2] Woodard owned distilled whiskey and grew tobacco.^[2]

Woodard owned slaves who worked on the farm.^[2] By 1860, he owned 14.^[2] After the American Civil War of 1861–1865, most of his former slaves, who took the last name Woodard, became tenant farmers.^[2] Both slaves and tenant farmers were buried in a cemetery on the property.^[2]

The farm remained in the Woodard family until 1921, when it continued to be used to grow tobacco.^[2] It is now a horse farm.^[2]

Architectural significance

The house was designed in the Federal architectural style.^[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 8, 2008.^[3]

References

↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Thomas Woodard, Jr. Farm". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
↑ "Woodard, Thomas Jr., Farm". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 4, 2018.

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