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Whitehall (Clarksville, Tennessee)

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Historic house in Tennessee, United States United States historic place
Whitehall
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Whitehall (Clarksville, Tennessee) is located in TennesseeWhitehall (Clarksville, Tennessee)Show map of TennesseeWhitehall (Clarksville, Tennessee) is located in the United StatesWhitehall (Clarksville, Tennessee)Show map of the United States
Nearest cityClarksville, Tennessee
Coordinates36°35′49″N 87°24′58″W / 36.59694°N 87.41611°W / 36.59694; -87.41611
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1839
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Georgian
NRHP reference No.78002622
Added to NRHPJanuary 31, 1978

Whitehall or White Hall is a house in Clarksville, Tennessee, that was built circa 1839. It housed a girls' school in the late 1840s. White Hall School was established in 1845 by Lucy Williams, widow of Fielding Williams, a tobacconist and owner of Ringgold Mill. He built the home White Hall in 1839. White Hall School operated through the Civil War under the guidance of Lucy Williams and her sister Mollie Ward. Now a private residence, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 31, 1978.

The listing was for architecture, which includes Greek Revival and Georgian architectural elements. The listing covered a 4-acre (1.6 ha) property that included three contributing buildings and one other contributing structure.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Drive Clarksville Tennessee: A Driving Tour Guide Map to Clarksville, Tennessee" (PDF).
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