Boyd–Wilson Farm

The Boyd–Wilson Farm is a 157-acre (64 ha) historic district in Franklin, Tennessee, United States. The circa 1840 farm includes an I-house.[1]

Boyd–Wilson Farm
Boyd–Wilson Farm, September 2014
Boyd–Wilson Farm is located in Tennessee
Boyd–Wilson Farm
Boyd–Wilson Farm is located in the United States
Boyd–Wilson Farm
Location3209 Boxley Valley Rd.,
Franklin, Tennessee
Coordinates35°54′52″N 86°58′5″W
Area157 acres (64 ha)
Builtc. 1840, c. 1884 and c. 1920
Architectural styleI-house
MPSHistoric Family Farms in Middle Tennessee MPS
NRHP reference No.96000748[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 5, 1996

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. When listed, it included six contributing buildings, two contributing structures, one contributing site and two non-contributing buildings.[1]

The farm's west edge is the West Harpeth River. The property includes the historic Boyd Mill Ruins (separately listed on the National Register).[2]

The farmhouse's north, two-story facade was built c.1884 and is of heavy braced frame construction. It has a central hallway and chimneys at its gable ends in what is called an I-house. The chimneys, originally limestone, were modified c.1920 to include brick. It has a two-story portico with four square columns built in 1976 which replaced a one-story portico from c.1884.[2]

It was deemed notable as "one of the few historic farms in Williamson County to retain its agricultural integrity from a period in the county's history when agriculture was the basis of prosperity."[2]

It is a designated Century Farm. Historic notability of properties of this type was covered in a 1994 study of historic family farms in Middle Tennessee.[3]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Carroll Van West and Connie Martin (December 6, 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination". National Park Service. Retrieved January 30, 2017. with 24 photos
  3. Carroll Van West (November 7, 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Submission: Historic Family Farms in Middle Tennessee MPS". National Park Service.


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