Farrar Distillery

Farrar Distillery

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The Farrar Distillery is part of the Thomas Farm, currently owned by Wanda Lou Hannah and Jack Nolan Thomas, descendants of the Farrar family, who during the nineteenth century operated distilleries to take advantage of the local demands for ale, whiskey and brandy.

The Thomas Farm, located in Noah, Tennessee, about eleven miles (18 km) north of Manchester, Tennessee dates to 1869 when Alexander Farrar purchased a tract of convert|103|acre|km2. He acquired an additional 30 acres in 1875. Alexander married Sarah Jakes and they had ten children. The farm produced wheat, corn, small grains and livestock. In addition to his farm work, Alexander managed a distillery and sold apple and peach brandy along with corn whiskey. The distillery remained in operation until flood damage forced its close in 1902. The Farrars also donated land for the construction of Farrar Hill Baptist Church.

Laura Farrar, the founders’ daughter, and her husband J. D. Thomas acquired the farm in 1928. They added goats to the farm’s products and donated money for the construction of an elementary and junior high school. In 1939, Leland Thomas, the son of J.D. Thomas, and his wife Adeline purchased the family land. Throughout their ownership, their commodities included wheat, corn, soybeans, small grains and livestock. The current owners of the farm are Wanda Lou Hannah and Jack Nolan Thomas, daughter and son of Leland and Adeline Thomas.

The old Farrar Distillery works was placed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. A nineteenth century barn built by Alexander Farrar is also intact and is used for storage.

External links

* http://histpres.mtsu.edu/centfarms/coffee_county/
* http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/TN/Coffee/state.html


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