Cox House is a building in
Franklin, Tennessee that was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It is also known as the Harpeth Academy building.
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It was built in 1891 for Congressman Nicholas Nichol Cox. It was extended in 1972 and again in 1975. It was designed by architects Woods & Crabb. It includes Late Victorian architecture. The listing was for an area of with just one contributing building.][ with ]
It was purchased in 1969 by the Harpeth Academy, a private elementary school that itself is a historic institution, to be used as an administration building.[ It is now part of ]Battle Ground Academy
Battle Ground Academy (BGA) is an independent college-preparatory school for grades K-12. BGA is located in Franklin, Tennessee, US. Founded in 1889, the school was originally located in part on the site of the Battle of Franklin in the America ...
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See also
* Owen-Cox House, also NRHP-listed in Williamson County
References
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee
Houses in Franklin, Tennessee
Houses completed in 1891
National Register of Historic Places in Williamson County, Tennessee
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