The John Bridgman House is a historic house in

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History

The house was built circa 1815 for John Bridgman, a settler, and his wife, née Lavinia Cox. With Bridgman was a co-founder of Pikeville, and he served as a member of the

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from 1819 to 1821. He was also a landowner and a slaveholder. In 1869, the house was purchased by the wife of

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General

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, Adeline. It was owned by several families until 1992, when it was acquired by the First National Bank of Pikeville.

Architectural significance

The house was designed in the Federal architectural style. It has been listed on the

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since June 24, 1993.

References

National Register of Historic Places in Bledsoe County, Tennessee Federal architecture in Tennessee Houses completed in 1815 {{BledsoeCountyTN-NRHP-stub