Smithson–McCall Farm
The property has also been known as Smithson-Fisher Farm, Happy Hills Farm, WM. 1043, Fisher Farm, and Bag End Farm throughout its history.
The farmhouse was constructed c. 1830 and changed significantly c. 1860 and c. 1920. Additional farm structures were added during c.1920-c.1940, including a dairy barn, a dairy silo, a well house, a burley tobacco barn, a water trough, a garage, a smokehouse and a chicken coop. The property includes four ponds. It includes Colonial Revival and "Hall and parlor" architecture and other styles. When listed, the district included seven contributing buildings, six contributing structures, and one contributing site.
The listing is described in its NRHP nomination document.
The property was covered in a study of Historic Family Farms in Middle Tennessee MPS.
As "Fisher Farm", it is listed as a Tennessee Century Farm. It continues as a working farm, raising sheep.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Carroll Van West (November 7, 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Historic Family Farms in Middle Tennessee". National Park Service.
- ^ Dr. Carroll Van West and Elizabeth H. Moore (November 16, 2006). "NRHP Inventory-Nomination: Smithson–McCall Farm / Smithson-Fisher Farm; Happy Hills Farm; WM. 1043; Fisher Farm; Bag End Farm" (PDF). National Park Service.
Additional sources
- Shelton-Lonas, Bobbie Sue. "A Step Back in Time, Flat Creek" (PDF). Eagleville, Tennessee History. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
- Ennis C Wallace Sr; Jo Ann Petty; Marjorie Redmond; Martha Ann Hazelwood (1986). Flat Creek Its Land and Its People (Williamson County, Tennessee). Woodward & Stinson Printing Company.
- "Smithson-McCall Farm, National Register of Historic Places Application" (PDF). Retrieved June 27, 2019.