Riverview | |
Nearest city | Clarksville, Tennessee |
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Coordinates | 36°30′13″N 87°22′51″W / 36.50361°N 87.38083°W |
Area | 4.5 acres (1.8 ha) |
Built | 1830 |
NRHP reference No. | 79002450 [1] |
Added to NRHP | March 26, 1979 |
Riverview is a historic house in Clarksville, Tennessee. It was built in 1830, and it became a writer's retreat for Allen Tate in the 1930s. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The house was built in 1830. [2]
In 1930, the house was purchased by Ben Tate, Allen Tate's brother. Tate was a graduate of Vanderbilt University, English professor and a poet. He wrote Ode to the Confederate Dead in the house.[ dubious – discuss] His wife, née Caroline Gordon, wrote the novel Children of Innocence in the house. [2] Literary guests included Donald Davidson, Malcolm Cowley and William Faulkner. [2]
The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 26, 1979. [1]
Riverview | |
Nearest city | Clarksville, Tennessee |
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Coordinates | 36°30′13″N 87°22′51″W / 36.50361°N 87.38083°W |
Area | 4.5 acres (1.8 ha) |
Built | 1830 |
NRHP reference No. | 79002450 [1] |
Added to NRHP | March 26, 1979 |
Riverview is a historic house in Clarksville, Tennessee. It was built in 1830, and it became a writer's retreat for Allen Tate in the 1930s. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The house was built in 1830. [2]
In 1930, the house was purchased by Ben Tate, Allen Tate's brother. Tate was a graduate of Vanderbilt University, English professor and a poet. He wrote Ode to the Confederate Dead in the house.[ dubious – discuss] His wife, née Caroline Gordon, wrote the novel Children of Innocence in the house. [2] Literary guests included Donald Davidson, Malcolm Cowley and William Faulkner. [2]
The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 26, 1979. [1]