Black House | |
![]() Black House in 2008 | |
Location | 301 West Main Street, McMinnville, Tennessee |
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Coordinates | 35°40′52″N 85°46′34″W / 35.68111°N 85.77611°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1825 |
Architectural style | Federal |
NRHP reference No. | 83004310 [1] |
Added to NRHP | November 17, 1983 |
Black House is a historic house in McMinnville, Tennessee, United States.
The house was built circa 1825 for Jesse Coffee. [2] From 1830 to 1849, it belonged to Samuel Hervey Laughlin, the editor of the Nashville Banner and the Nashville Union, [3] two newspapers based in Nashville, Tennessee, who served as a member of the Tennessee Senate. [2] It was acquired by Thomas Black, the mayor of McMinnville, in 1874, and it remained in the Black family until the 1980s. [2]
The house was designed in the Federal architectural style. [4] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 17, 1983. [4]