The William Parker Caldwell House is a property in the community of Gardner in Weakley County,

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, that was the home of

William Parker Caldwell William Parker Caldwell (November 8, 1832 – June 7, 1903) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 9th congressional district of Tennessee. Biography Caldwell was born in Christmasville in ...

, a local lawyer and politician who was Gardner's first mayor and who served in the

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and both houses of the

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. The historic home was listed on the

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in 1979.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee Houses completed in 1860 Houses in Weakley County, Tennessee National Register of Historic Places in Weakley County, Tennessee 1860 establishments in Tennessee {{WeakleyCountyTN-NRHP-stub