Falcon Rest, also known as the Clay Faulkner House, is a historic house in Warren County, Tennessee. It was built in 1896-1897 for Clay Faulkner, the son of politician and mill owner Asa Faulkner, who lived at Falconhurst.[2]
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| Location | Jct. of Faulkner Springs and Bluff Springs Rds., McMinnville, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates | 35°43′1″N 85°45′42″W / 35.71694°N 85.76167°W |
| Area | 1.6 acres (0.65 ha) |
| Built | 1896 |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 92000137[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 5, 1992 |
Faulkner lived in the house with his wife, Mary King Saunders, and their five children.[2] He was the owner of the Great Falls Cotton Mill.[2] From 1929 to 1941, the house was owned by Dr. Herman Reynolds, who welcomed patients into his home.[2] McMinnville Mayor W. V. Jones was the owner from 1943 to 1945.[2] The house was later used as a hospital, until it was remodelled as a private residence by the Grissoms and the McGlothins in the 1980s.[2]
The house was designed in the Queen Anne architectural style.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1992.[1]
Since 1993, the house functions as a bed-and-breakfast, and some people claim it is haunted.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Clay Faulkner House / Cumberland Valley Sanitarium and Hospital, Faulkner Springs Sanitarium and Hospital, Falcon Manor, Falcon Rest". National Park Service. 1992. Retrieved September 27, 2018. With accompanying 15 photos from 1991
- ^ Brown, Alan (26 February 2009). Haunted Tennessee: Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Volunteer State. Stackpole Books. p. 21. ISBN 9780811746489. Retrieved 27 September 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Haunted mansion? Decide for yourself if there are ghosts at Falcon Rest". Retrieved 27 September 2018.
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