Allen House (Clarksville, Tennessee)

Historic house in Tennessee, United States United States historic place


Allendale Farm
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


Nearest city	Clarksville, Tennessee
Coordinates	36°36′12″N 87°22′16″W / 36.60333°N 87.37111°W / 36.60333; -87.37111 (Allen House)
Area	3.9 acres (1.6 ha)
Built	1858 (1858)
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP reference No.	78002619
Added to NRHP	October 3, 1978

The Allen House, also known as Allendale, is a historic house in Clarksville, Tennessee. It was built in the Antebellum era for the Allen family. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

History

The land, originally spanning 1,475 acres, was acquired by Captain Abraham Allen, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War, in 1796. He built a loghouse circa 1800.

The current house was built by slaves for the Allen family in 1858. In the 1960s, a descendant, Mr Allen, and his wife, née Elizabeth Farmer, raised Hereford cattle and grew tobacco on their 300 acres of land. Their daughter, Amelia, was a competitive equestrian. Remarkably, the property remained in the same family until at least the late 1970s.

Architectural significance

The house was designed in the Federal architectural style. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since October 3, 1978.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Allendale Farm". National Park Service. Retrieved July 20, 2018. With accompanying pictures
^ Gower, Stanley (April 20, 1969). "This Is Story About Allendale and Amelia". The Leaf-Chronicle. p. 15. Retrieved July 20, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

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