James Dickson House | |
Location in
Tennessee | |
Nearest city | Linden, Tennessee |
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Coordinates | 35°41′20″N 87°57′37″W / 35.68889°N 87.96028°W |
Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
Built | c. 1819 |
Built by | James Dickson |
NRHP reference No. | 85000668 [1] |
Added to NRHP | March 28, 1985 |
The James Dickson House, also known as the Sparks House, is a historic house in Linden, Tennessee. It is an example of the "Middle Tennessee I-House," a regional variation on a vernacular architecture style of central passage house with a portico. [2]
The house was built c. 1819, possibly earlier, making it "one of the oldest houses in the county." [3] Dickson was a magistrate for Perry County. [3]
In the postbellum era, the house belonged to the Ledbetter family. [3] When their daughter Minerva married Jessie Sparks, it became associated with the Sparks political family: J. Kent Sparks, their son, served in the Tennessee General Assembly. [3]
The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 28, 1985. [1]
James Dickson House | |
Location in
Tennessee | |
Nearest city | Linden, Tennessee |
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Coordinates | 35°41′20″N 87°57′37″W / 35.68889°N 87.96028°W |
Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
Built | c. 1819 |
Built by | James Dickson |
NRHP reference No. | 85000668 [1] |
Added to NRHP | March 28, 1985 |
The James Dickson House, also known as the Sparks House, is a historic house in Linden, Tennessee. It is an example of the "Middle Tennessee I-House," a regional variation on a vernacular architecture style of central passage house with a portico. [2]
The house was built c. 1819, possibly earlier, making it "one of the oldest houses in the county." [3] Dickson was a magistrate for Perry County. [3]
In the postbellum era, the house belonged to the Ledbetter family. [3] When their daughter Minerva married Jessie Sparks, it became associated with the Sparks political family: J. Kent Sparks, their son, served in the Tennessee General Assembly. [3]
The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 28, 1985. [1]