Chieftains (Rome, Georgia)

Chieftains (Rome, Georgia)

Infobox_nrhp2 | name =Chieftains
nhl = yes


caption =
location= 80 Chatillon Rd., Rome, Georgia
lat_degrees = 34
lat_minutes = 17
lat_seconds = 10
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 85
long_minutes = 10
long_seconds = 20
long_direction = W
locmapin = USA Georgia
area =
built =1792
architect= Ridge,Major
architecture= Other
designated_nhl = November 07, 1973cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1086&ResourceType=Building
title=Chieftains |accessdate=2008-04-27|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service
]
added = April 07, 1971cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Private
refnum=71000273

Chieftains, also known as Major Ridge House, is a house built in 1792 in Rome, Georgia. It was home of Cherokee Nation chief Major Ridge.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973.citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/71000273.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: "Chieftains;" Major Ridge House] |32 KB|date=March 5, 1973 |author=Benjamin Levy |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/71000273.pdf "Accompanying three photos, exterior and interior, from 1972"] |32 KB]

References

External links

[http://www.chieftainsmuseum.org/ Chieftains Museum web site]

[http://www.chieftainsmuseum.org/ Chieftains Museum web site]


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