James Dickson House

James Dickson House
James Dickson House is located in Tennessee
James Dickson House
Location within Tennessee
James Dickson House is located in the United States
James Dickson House
Location within the United States
Nearest cityLinden, Tennessee
Coordinates35°41′20″N 87°57′37″W / 35.68889°N 87.96028°W / 35.68889; -87.96028 (James Dickson House)
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Builtc. 1819 (1819)
Built byJames Dickson
NRHP reference No.85000668
Added to NRHPMarch 28, 1985

The James Dickson House, also known as the Sparks House, is a historic house in Perry County, Tennessee near Linden. It is an example of the "Middle Tennessee I-House," a regional variation on a vernacular architecture style of central passage house with a portico.

History

The house was built c. 1819, possibly earlier, making it "one of the oldest houses in the county." Dickson was a magistrate for Perry County.

In the postbellum era, the house belonged to the Ledbetter family. When their daughter Minerva married Jessie Sparks, it became associated with the Sparks political family: J. Kent Sparks, their son, served in the Tennessee General Assembly.

The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 28, 1985.

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ↑ Stager, Claudette; Straw, Elizabeth (September–October 1990). "Middle Tennessee I-House". Old-House Journal: 98.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: James Dickson House". National Park Service. Retrieved May 18, 2018. With accompanying pictures