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Historic house in Tennessee, United States United States historic place


Sperry-Smith House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

The Sperry-Smith House in 2010
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Location	121 Maple Street, Sparta, Tennessee
Coordinates	35°55′27″N 85°27′41″W / 35.92414°N 85.46128°W / 35.92414; -85.46128
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1880; 145 years ago (1880)
Built by	Sperry, Thomas L.
Architectural style	Italianate, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.	96001357
Added to NRHP	November 15, 1996

The Sperry-Smith House is a historic house in Sparta, Tennessee, U.S..

The house was built in 1880 for Thomas L. Sperry, a dry goods merchant. In 1905, it was purchased by William Templeton Smith, a Judge of the Fifth Circuit Court.

The house was designed in the Italianate and Colonial Revival architectural styles. The original design included a tower, but it was removed and a porch was built instead. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 15, 1996.

References

"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Sperry-Smith House". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
Birdwell, Michael; Dickinson, W. Calvin (2009). Rural Life and Culture in the Upper Cumberland. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky. p. 40. ISBN 9780813193311. OCLC 437297765.
Dickinson, Calvin, ed. (1983). Lend an ear: heritage of the Tennessee Upper Cumberland. Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America. p. 82. ISBN 9780819134530. OCLC 877108807.
"Sperry--Smith House". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 11, 2018.

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