Carter House (Franklin, Tennessee)
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Carter House | |
Location | Franklin, Tennessee |
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Coordinates | 35°54′13″N 86°51′58″W / 35.90361°N 86.86611°W |
Part of | Franklin Battlefield (ID66000734) |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966[1] |
Designated CP | December 19, 1960[2] |
The Carter House State Historic Site is a historic house at 1140 Columbia Avenue in
Fountain Branch Carter completed construction of the house in 1830.
The Carter House played a very important role in the Second Battle of Franklin. Prior to the fight, the house was taken over as the headquarters of the Twenty-Third Army Corps commanded by Brigadier General Jacob D. Cox.[4] Federal breastworks were erected just south of the home extending to both the east and west of Columbia Pike. The Carter family took refuge in the basement of their home during the battle.
The middle son of Fountain Branch Carter, Tod Carter, was mortally wounded in the battle. He was still alive the morning after the battle when he was found and brought to the house. There he lived for several more hours, surrounded by his distraught family. Tod Carter died of his wounds December 2, 1864, and was buried in Rest Haven Cemetery just north of town.[5] He came home for the first time in over three years when he fought at the Battle of Franklin in the 20th Tennessee Infantry. The room where Tod Carter died is one of the highlights of the guided tour of the home today.
Tours of the Carter House and grounds are available daily. The State of Tennessee has owned the house since it was purchased to save it from demolition in 1953. As one of the Tennessee Historical Commission's 18 State Historic Sites, the property is administered by the Battle of Franklin Trust, a non-profit organization that also oversees Carnton Plantation.
See also
- Winstead Hill, also NRHP-listed within the Franklin Battlefield area
- Carnton, also NRHP-listed in the battlefield
- Fort Granger, also NRHP-listed in the battlefield
- Lotz House, also NRHP-listed in the battlefield
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "Franklin Battlefield". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on December 29, 2007. Retrieved June 27, 2008.
- ^ a b The Carter House. Franklin, TN: The Battle of Franklin Trust. 2011.
- ISBN 1432637762.
- ^ Carter, Rosalie. The Carter House in Photographs, Poems, and Paragraphs. Blue and Gray Press, 30 Nov, 1972.