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TN Historic Resource Survey· HO-103

CLAXTON HOUSE

Houston County Built 1865

BUILT BY EX-UNION SOLDIER CA.1865. ADDITION BUILT OF POPLAR PLANKS. BUILT USING LOGS IN WESTERN PORTION. EXTERIOR "GINGERBREAD" CARPENTRY D1 BY A LOCAL CARPENTER, NAMED CANTRELL."GINGERBREAD" DECORATIONS ON FRONT GABLE AND UNDERNEATH PORCH ROOF.

Survey ID
HO-103
Original use
Residential Structure
Ethnic / cultural affiliation
White, Not Hispanic
Survey-noted threats
None/Property Stable
Type
building
County
Houston County

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