ABERNATHY HOUSE

HWY 149

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE GIVES DATE OF CONSTRUCTION AS 1790. THERE IS TRAD-ITION IN COUNTY THAT HOUSE WAS BUILT WHEN "STATE WAS STILL NORTH CAROLINA." STRUCTURE THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN BUILT BY MAJOR BRUNSON. ITIS LOG COVERED NOW BY BOARD AND BATTEN. IN BACK-

Survey ID

HO-31

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.