Branner-Hicks House

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Branner-Hicks House

| nrhp_type =

| image = Branner-Hicks-House-tn1.jpg

| caption = The Branner-Hicks House in 2015

| location = Jefferson City, Tennessee, U.S.

| coordinates = {{coord|36.1267|-83.4757|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Tennessee#USA

| built = {{Start date|1855}}

| architecture = Gothic Revival, Romanesque Revival

| added = July 9, 1974{{cite web|url=http://focus.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/74001919 | title =Branner-Hicks House |publisher=National Park Service| access-date= November 22, 2015}}

| area = {{convert|5|acre}}

| refnum = 74001919{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

}}

The Branner-Hicks House is a historic house in Jefferson City, Tennessee, United States.

History

The house was completed in the mid-1850s.{{cite web|url=http://focus.nps.gov/GetAsset?assetID=f46e3458-5ceb-4937-8537-801a8e1a387d | title =National Register of Historic Places Inventory: Nomination Form: Branner-Hicks House |publisher=National Park Service| access-date= November 22, 2015}} It was built on land acquired by George Branner in the 1830s for his son, Benjamin Manassah Branner (1805–1879), who went on to serve as Lieutenant-Colonel in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War of 1861–1865.

Architectural significance

The house was designed as a combination of the Gothic Revival architectural style and the Romanesque Revival architectural style. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 9, 1974.

References

Category:Houses completed in the 19th century

Category:Houses in Jefferson County, Tennessee

Category:Gothic Revival architecture in Tennessee

Category:Romanesque Revival architecture in Tennessee

Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee

Category:National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson County, Tennessee