William Steele House

William Steele House
Location Bethesda-Arno Rd. 1/2 mi. E of Bethesda, Franklin, Tennessee
Coordinates 35°46′04.5″N 86°47′15.6″W / 35.767917°N 86.787667°W / 35.767917; -86.787667Coordinates: 35°46′04.5″N 86°47′15.6″W / 35.767917°N 86.787667°W / 35.767917; -86.787667
Area 5.5 acres (2.2 ha)
Built c.1850, c.1855 and c.1890
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Greek Revival, Central passage plan
MPS Williamson County MRA[1]
NRHP Reference # 88000356 [2]
Added to NRHP April 13, 1988

The William Steele House is a property in Franklin, Tennessee, United States, that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It dates from c.1850. It includes Central passage plan and other architecture.[2] When listed the property included three contributing buildings and three contributing structures on an area of 5.5 acres (2.2 ha).[2] The NRHP eligibility of the property was covered in a 1988 study of Williamson County historical resources.[1]

William Alexander Steele

William Alexander Steele was born in 1827 and was the son of William Steele who had settled in the Bethesda area in the early 1800s. Steele married his cousin Mary Elizabeth Steele in 1850[3] and constructed the main section of this house circa 1855. During the Civil War Steele served in the Fourth Tennessee Cavalry and was nearly caught by Union soldiers while visiting his home. Upon Steele's death in 1874 the house remained in the possession of his widow who lived until 1911.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Thomason Associates and Tennessee Historical Commission (February 1988). "Historic Resources of Williamson County (Partial Inventory of Historic and Architectural Properties), National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination" (PDF). National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. ↑ Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950, FamilySearch, William A Steele and Mary E Steele, October 1850; citing Williamson, Tennessee, United States, Marriage. Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 2,051,672. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "William Steele House". National Park Service. Retrieved 25 August 2016.


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