King Homestead, now called New Moon Farm, is a
log home off
Tennessee State Route 25
State Route 25 (SR 25) is a east–west state highway in northern Middle Tennessee.
Route description
SR 25 begins as a secondary highway in Robertson County in Barren Plains at an intersection with SR 161, and goes east to an intersection ...
located near
Cottontown, in
Sumner County,
Tennessee. It was built in 1798 by William King as the first home for himself and his new bride, Caroline Hassell. The home remained in the King family for one hundred years, before being sold. The home has undergone renovation and was placed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
It was built originally as a
single pen log house. In 1978 it was a two-story
double pen with its front entrance into an enclosed former
dogtrot.
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References
*''Sumner County Fact Book 2007-2008''. ''The News Examiner'' & ''The Hendersonville Star News''. 2007.
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee
Houses completed in 1798
Houses in Sumner County, Tennessee
National Register of Historic Places in Sumner County, Tennessee
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