Brame--Reed House | |
Location | 1550 TN-64 |
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Nearest city | Shelbyville, Tennessee |
Coordinates | 35°27′21″N 86°32′39″W / 35.45583°N 86.54417°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Architectural style | Italianate I-house |
NRHP reference No. | 97001671 [1] |
Added to NRHP | January 23, 1998 |
The Brame-Reed House is a historic house in Shelbyville, Tennessee, United States. It was built circa 1840 for Melchisedec Brame, a farmer from Virginia who owned 9 slaves. [2] Brame died in 1845, and in 1850 a portico designed in the Greek Revival architectural style was added by his heir, William B. M. Brame. [2] Shortly after, the house was purchased by L. C. Reed. [2] By the 1870s, it was purchased by John Cotner, and it remained in the Cotner-Wood family until the 1980s. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since January 23, 1998. [3]
Brame--Reed House | |
Location | 1550 TN-64 |
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Nearest city | Shelbyville, Tennessee |
Coordinates | 35°27′21″N 86°32′39″W / 35.45583°N 86.54417°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Architectural style | Italianate I-house |
NRHP reference No. | 97001671 [1] |
Added to NRHP | January 23, 1998 |
The Brame-Reed House is a historic house in Shelbyville, Tennessee, United States. It was built circa 1840 for Melchisedec Brame, a farmer from Virginia who owned 9 slaves. [2] Brame died in 1845, and in 1850 a portico designed in the Greek Revival architectural style was added by his heir, William B. M. Brame. [2] Shortly after, the house was purchased by L. C. Reed. [2] By the 1870s, it was purchased by John Cotner, and it remained in the Cotner-Wood family until the 1980s. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since January 23, 1998. [3]