Thursday, April 2, 2009

The Garrett House Has Been Added To The National Register Of Historic Places.

The Tennessee Historical Commission has announced seven Tennessee sites have been added to the National Register of Historic Places.  The National Register of Historic Places is the nation’s official list of cultural resources worthy of preservation.  It is part of a nationwide program that coordinates and supports efforts to identify, evaluate and protect historic resources.  The Tennessee Historical Commission administers the program in Tennessee.

In Lawrence County the National Register of Historic Places has placed the Garrett House.  James Garrett had the Queen Anne style house built in 1908 and its character defining features make this a good example of the style in Lawrenceburg, including the house’s corner tower, wraparound porch, second story porch and turned woodwork inside.

 
The house is the only example of a brick Queen Anne house in Lawrenceburg and is important not only for its architecture but also for Garrett, who was a local political leader, businessman and philanthropist.  The current owners are rehabilitating the house using the federal preservation tax incentives.