Glenmore | |
Location | Jefferson City, Tennessee, U.S. |
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Coordinates | 36°7′40″N 83°28′59″W / 36.12778°N 83.48306°W |
Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
Built | 1868-1869 |
Architectural style | Second Empire |
NRHP reference No. | 73001794 [1] |
Added to NRHP | April 13, 1973 [2] |
Glenmore is a historic house in Jefferson City, Tennessee, United States.
The three-story house was built in 1868-1869 for John Roper Branner, the President of the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway. [3] From 1868 to 1879, it was the location of the Branner Institute for Young Women, run by his brother. [3]
The house was acquired by Milton Preston Jarnagin in 1882. [3] It was Jarnagin who named it Glenmore. [3] When he died, the house was inherited by his son, Frank Watkins Jarnagin, who raised Percheron horses on the property. [3]
It was deeded to the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities in 1969–1970. [3]
The house was designed in the Second Empire architectural style. [3] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 13, 1973. [2]