William Boyd House
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The William Boyd House, also known as All Bright Hill, is a circa
1800 property in Franklin, Tennessee
utilizing double pen architecture
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The W.A. Boyd farm was one of the larger farms or plantations in Williamson County both before and after the American Civil War
. After the war, many of these were reduced in size, but the Boyd farm, which included the Boyd Mill and the William Boyd House had 528 acres. The house was of log cabin type but was expanded with a two-story colonnade
.
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1988. When listed the property included one contributing building and one non-contributing structure on 1 acre (0.404686 ha).
Circa
Circa , usually abbreviated c. or ca. , means "approximately" in the English language, usually referring to a date...
1800 property in Franklin, Tennessee
Franklin, Tennessee
Franklin is a city within and the county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 62,487 as of the 2010 census Franklin is located approximately south of downtown Nashville.-History:...
utilizing double pen architecture
Double pen architecture
Single pen architecture and double pen architecture are architectural styles for design of log, and sometimes stone or brick pioneer houses found in the United States. In double pen, two log pens are built and those are joined by a roof over a breezeway in between.An example is the William Boyd...
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The W.A. Boyd farm was one of the larger farms or plantations in Williamson County both before and after the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
. After the war, many of these were reduced in size, but the Boyd farm, which included the Boyd Mill and the William Boyd House had 528 acres. The house was of log cabin type but was expanded with a two-story colonnade
Colonnade
In classical architecture, a colonnade denotes a long sequence of columns joined by their entablature, often free-standing, or part of a building....
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The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1988. When listed the property included one contributing building and one non-contributing structure on 1 acre (0.404686 ha).