The Beasley-Parham House is located in the vicinity of
Greenbrier,
Tennessee,
United States. The house is a double pen
dogtrot design, consisting of two
log
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* Trunk (botany), the stem and main wooden axis of a tree, called logs when cut
** Logging, cutting down trees for logs
** Firewood, logs used for fuel
** Lumber or timber, converted from wood logs
* Logarithm, in mathe ...
pens, each with an exterior
chimney
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, that were originally connected by an open
breezeway
A breezeway is an architectural feature similar to a hallway that allows the passage of a breeze between structures to accommodate high winds, allow aeration, or provide aesthetic design variation. It is a pedestrian walkway because it is intende ...
(the "dogtrot"). The breezeway was enclosed with siding some time before the end of the 19th century.
It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1988. When listed the property included two
contributing buildings
In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic distric ...
, and four
contributing structures
In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic distric ...
on .
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References
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee
Houses completed in 1840
Houses in Williamson County, Tennessee
Greek Revival houses in Tennessee
Dogtrot architecture in Tennessee
Double pen architecture in Tennessee
National Register of Historic Places in Williamson County, Tennessee
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