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The Uncle Dave Macon House is a historic house in
Readyville, Tennessee Readyville [] is an unincorporated community located primarily in Cannon County, Tennessee, United States and secondarily in Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States. It lies approximately halfway between Murfreesboro and Woodbury with an assi ...
, U.S.. It was built as a log cabin in 1843. It was purchased by country music performer
Uncle Dave Macon David Harrison Macon (October 7, 1870 – March 22, 1952), known professionally as Uncle Dave Macon, was an American old-time banjo player, singer, songwriter, and comedian. Known as "The Dixie Dewdrop", Macon was known for his chin whiskers, ...
in 1900. He resided there until his death in 1952. It has been listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
since November 15, 1973.


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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee Houses in Rutherford County, Tennessee Houses completed in 1843 {{RutherfordCountyTN-NRHP-stub