Fairfax is a historic mansion in

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, Jefferson County,

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, USA.

History

The mansion was completed in 1840. It was built by

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(1801–1861), Tennessee's first millionaire, for his son, Isaac White Rodgers Franklin, Sr. (1827–1866). It was designed in the Greek Revival architectural style. Senator

Herbert S. Walters Herbert Sanford Walters (November 17, 1891August 17, 1973) was a Democratic United States Senator from Tennessee from 1963 to 1964. Early life and education Walters was a native of Jefferson County, Tennessee. He was a graduate of the former Ca ...

grew up in this house. By 1953, it was acquired by Thomas H. Berry and his wife, Ellen McClung. They restored it a year later, in 1954. They hired Irish painter James Reynolds to do the murals in the living-room.

Architectural significance

It has been listed on the

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since April 13, 1973. The house was surveyed and photographed for the Historic American Buildings Survey, where it is called the Isaac Franklin House.*

References

Houses in Jefferson County, Tennessee Houses completed in 1840 Greek Revival houses in Tennessee Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson County, Tennessee {{Tennessee-struct-stub