Fite-Fessenden House

Historic house in Tennessee, United States

United States historic place


Fite-Fessenden House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

The Fite-Fessenden House in 2010
36°12′30″N 86°17′42″W / 36.20833°N 86.29500°W / 36.20833; -86.29500
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Italianate
NRHP reference No.	85001488^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 5, 1985

The Fite-Fessenden House is a historic house in Lebanon, Tennessee, U.S.. It is now home to the Wilson County Museum.

History

Construction on the house began in 1852.^[2] It was built for Dr James Leonidas Fite, a surgeon who went on to serve in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.^[2] After the war, his daughter Margaret Harsh founded a private all-girl school in the house known as the Alberta School.^[2]

In 1921, the house was purchased by Mr Fessenden, the owner of the Fessenden Coal Company.^[2] It was later inherited by his wife, Sallie Barry Fessenden.^[2] After her death, it became the Wilson County Museum.^[3]^[4]

The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 5, 1985.^[5]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Fite-Fessenden House". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
^ Felkins, Jared (December 15, 2015). "Historic Places Tour adds another stop". Lebanon Democrat. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
^ "HISTORY & CULTURE: Wilson County Museum". visitwilco.com. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
^ "Fite-Fessenden House". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 2, 2017.