Carter House (Franklin, Tennessee)
- Carter House (Franklin, Tennessee)
The Carter House is a historic house situated in the middle of downtown Franklin, Tennessee. In that house the Carter family along with neighbors and slaves hid in the basement waiting for the second Battle of Franklin to end. It is a Tennessee state historic site, and it is a contributing property and centerpiece of the Franklin Battlefield, a U.S. National Historic Landmark historic district.
Fountain Branch Carter built the house in 1828 and completed it in 1830. The federal style brick farm house was accompanied by several other outbuildings such as the farm office, smokehouse, kitchen, and the largest cotton gin in Williamson County. Though the cotton gin no longer stands, the house and the other three buildings are still intact and illustrate the horror of the Civil War battle with over a thousand bullet holes still visible.
Tours of the Carter House and grounds are available daily and include a video about the Battle of Franklin as well as a museum with artifacts relating to the site. Though the State of Tennessee owns the house, the site is run by The Carter House Association, a non-profit organization.
It is located at 1140 Columbia Avenue in Franklin.
References
External links
* [http://www.state.tn.us/environment/hist/stateown/carterho.shtml State Owned Historic Sites: Carter House]
* [http://www.tennesseeanytime.org/homework/historicsites/carthous.html Carter House]
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