Lawson D. Franklin House

{{short description|Historic house in Tennessee, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Lawson D. Franklin House

| nrhp_type = nrhp

| image = Lawson-Franklin-House-tn1.jpg

| caption = The Lawson D. Franklin House in 2015

| location = White Pine, Tennessee, U.S.

| coordinates = {{coord|36|5|18|N|83|15|35|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Tennessee#USA

| built = 1835-1840

| architect =

| architecture =

| added = April 13, 1973{{cite web|url=http://focus.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/73001796 | title =Franklin, Lawson D., House |publisher=National Park Service| access-date= November 22, 2015}}

| area = {{convert|9|acre}}

| refnum = 73001796{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

}}

The Lawson D. Franklin House is a historic mansion in White Pine, Tennessee, United States.

History

The mansion was built in 1835–1840 for Lawson D. Franklin, Tennessee's first millionaire.{{cite web|url=http://focus.nps.gov/GetAsset?assetID=42e7ee9e-a82a-4062-b619-d04a06b12634 | title =National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Lawson D. Franklin House |publisher=National Park Service| access-date= November 22, 2015}}

Architectural significance

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 13, 1973.

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