Crawford's Experiment Farm

Jct. of Hotel St. and Old Somerville--Williston Rd., Williston, Tennessee. County/parish: Fayette.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places March 14, 1991. NRIS 91000247.

3 contributing buildings. 1 contributing structure.

Also known as:

Crawford Farm
Pleasant Retreat
Walker Farm

From Wikipedia:

Crawford's Experiment Farm, in Williston, Tennessee, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. The listing included three contributing buildings and a contributing structure.

The residence on the property has evolved from an original c.1850 three-bay frame house, with elements of Greek Revival style. An 1867 modification added two bedrooms and an east gallery to the main house. Others are:

Kitchen (c. 1850)
Doctor's Office (1867), built by William Harrison Crawford
Crib (c. 1850), board and batten on brick piers
Barn (1940), a large, tin, hay barn later converted into a horse barn.

It has also been known as Pleasant Retreat, as Walker Farm, and as Crawford Farm, and is located at the junction of Hotel St. and Old Somerville-Williston Rd.

It is included in the Williston Historic District, also listed on the National Register.

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