William H. Griffitts House

	William H. Griffitts House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Greenback, Tennessee
Coordinates	35°40′25″N 84°13′39″W / 35.6737°N 84.2275°W
Area	10.5 acres (4.2 ha)
Built	1854
Architectural style	East Tennessee vernacular
NRHP reference No.	89000141
Added to NRHP	March 2, 1989

The William H. Griffitts House is a historic farmhouse on Jackson Ferry Road in

Tellico Lake. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places

.

Description

The house, which was completed in 1854 (when its site was part of Blount County, Tennessee), is a two-story wooden frame farmhouse with nine rooms arranged in an ell-shaped layout.^[2] It is a vernacular design that exhibits Federal influences in its three-bay front facade and pedimented front entrance.^[3] The house has five fireplaces.^[2]^[3]

History

The owner of the house, William H. Griffitts, was born in 1825 into one of the

Quaker families that had arrived in Blount County around 1800 and settled in the Unitia and Friendsville areas. He and his wife, Lucy Ann Burton, were the parents of seven children.^[2]

With other Quakers in the local area, the Griffitts family were active supporters of the

military conscription by the Confederacy.^[4]

During the Civil War, William Griffitts had

salt mine in Kentucky. His wife and teenaged son managed the farm and household during his absence. After the war, the Griffitts family allowed former slaves to live on a portion of their property that is still known locally as Negro Hollow.^[2]

The property remained in the Griffitts family until 1960, and Griffitts descendants lived in the house until 1943.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989 as the result of efforts by Larry Benson, who purchased it in 1978 and did extensive restoration and renovation work. Architect Eugene Burr drafted the National Register nomination materials.^[2]^[3]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "You Are Invited" (PDF). Chronicler (21). Greenback Historical Society: 1. October 1, 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Community celebrates home's history". News-Herald. Lenoir City, Tennessee. August 3, 2009.
^ ^a ^b Durham, Walter T. The State of State History in Tennessee in 2008: The Underground Railroad in Tennessee to 1865 (PDF). Tennessee State Library and Archives. pp. 70, 78–79. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-14. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
^ "213 Newly Interpreted Markers Installed as of 6/9/11" (PDF). Tennessee Civil War Trails Program. Tennessee Civil War GIS Project. Retrieved February 23, 2014.

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[Chronicler2012-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "You Are Invited" (PDF). Chronicler (21). Greenback Historical Society: 1. October 1, 2012.

[NewsHerald2009-3] "Community celebrates home's history". News-Herald. Lenoir City, Tennessee. August 3, 2009.

[Durham-4] Durham, Walter T. The State of State History in Tennessee in 2008: The Underground Railroad in Tennessee to 1865 (PDF). Tennessee State Library and Archives. pp. 70, 78–79. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-14. Retrieved 2014-02-23.

[5] "213 Newly Interpreted Markers Installed as of 6/9/11" (PDF). Tennessee Civil War Trails Program. Tennessee Civil War GIS Project. Retrieved February 23, 2014.

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