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TN Historic Resource Survey· DK-621

BIGE BARNS PLACE

DeKalb County Built 1866

RT 1. DOWELLTOWN

B. BARNES BUILT THE HOUSE WHEN HE GOT BACK FROM THE CIVIL WAR. HE FARMED AND RAISED HIS FAMILY HERE. THE HOUSE AND 120 ACRES WAS LEFT TO THE HEIRS WHEN HE DIED IN 1917. THE HOUSE AND LAND WAS BOUGHT BY MR. BARN'S GRANDSON, WHO IS THE CURRENT OWNER.

Survey ID
DK-621
Common name
GEORGE CRIPPS
Original use
Residential Structure
Ethnic / cultural affiliation
White, Not Hispanic
Survey-noted threats
None/Property Stable
Type
building
County
DeKalb County

Sourced from the Tennessee Historic Resource Survey and the National Register of Historic Places. Some survey records carry limited detail.