Farrar Distillery
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Farrar Distillery
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| nearest_city = Noah, Tennessee
| coordinates = {{coord|35|34|50|N|86|10|18|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Tennessee#USA
| built = 1876
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| added = September 27, 1984
| area = {{convert|3.5|acre|ha}}
| refnum = 84003472{{NRISref|version=2009a}}
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The Farrar Distillery is a former 19th-century distillery in Noah, Tennessee, about 11 miles (18 km) north of Manchester. It is located on a family farm that dates to 1869, when Alexander Farrar purchased a tract of {{convert|103|acre|ha}}. He expanded the farm in 1875 with the acquisition of an additional {{convert|30|acre|ha}}. In addition to producing wheat, corn, small grains, and livestock on the farm, Farrar established the distillery and produced and sold corn whiskey along with and apple and peach brandies. The distillery operated until 1902, when it was closed after being damaged by flooding.[http://histpres.mtsu.edu/centfarms/coffee_county/#Thomas_Farm Thomas Farm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060905210849/http://histpres.mtsu.edu/centfarms/coffee_county/#Thomas_Farm |date=2006-09-05 }}, Coffee County Century Farms, The Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University, accessed December 22, 2009
The Farrar Distillery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/TN/Coffee/state.html|title = National Register of Historical Places - TENNESSEE (TN), Coffee County}} The farm property, now known as the Thomas Farm, is owned by Wanda Lou Hannah and Jack Nolan Thomas, descendants of the Farrar family. It is recognized as a Tennessee century farm. A barn built on the property by Alexander Farrar during the 19th century is also intact and is used for storage.
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{{National Register of Historic Places}}
Category:Buildings and structures in Coffee County, Tennessee
Category:Distilleries in Tennessee
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Coffee County, Tennessee
Category:Distilleries on the National Register of Historic Places
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