White Hall (Spring Hill, Tennessee)

White Hall

White Hall in 2013
Location Duplex Rd., Spring Hill, Tennessee
Coordinates 35°45′8″N 86°55′32″W / 35.75222°N 86.92556°W / 35.75222; -86.92556Coordinates: 35°45′8″N 86°55′32″W / 35.75222°N 86.92556°W / 35.75222; -86.92556
Area 4.5 acres (1.8 ha)
Built 1844 (1844)
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 84003661[1]
Added to NRHP April 5, 1984

White Hall is a historic mansion in Spring Hill, Tennessee, USA.

History

The two-storey mansion was completed in 1844.[2] It was designed in the Greek Revival architectural style.[2] It was built for Dr. Aaron C. White, a physician and planter, by his brother Henry White. Dr. White's father was General William C. White who was once in a duel with Sam Houston. [2]

During the American Civil War, the mansion was used as military headquarters for General Earl Van Dorn of the Confederate States Army.[2] By 1863, General Van Dorn moved to the Martin Cheairs House, where he was murdered by the jealous Dr. James Bodie Peters a week later for an alleged affair with Dr. Peter's wife.[2] Meanwhile, in the aftermath of the Battle of Franklin in 1864, soldiers serving under Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest were treated by Dr. White at White Hall.[2]

Architectural significance

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 5, 1984.[3]

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: White, Dr Aaron C. House or White Hall". National Park Service. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  3. ↑ "White Hall". National Park Service. Retrieved January 11, 2016.


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