Smithson-McCall Farm
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Smithson-McCall Farm is a 256.3 acres (103.7 ha) historic district
in Bethesda, Tennessee
that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 2007. It is locally significant "in how the property documents the impact of the progressive agricultural movement of the early twentieth century on the operations and landscape of a middle-class family farm", and it includes an "architecturally significant group of buildings and structures, placed within an agricultural landscape of high integrity...that represents a good example of farmstead architecture in Middle Tennessee and that reflects the impact of the Progressive Farm movement of the early twentieth century".
The property is or was also known as Smithson-Fisher Farm, Happy Hills Farm, WM. 1043, Fisher Farm or Bag End Farm.
The farmhouse was constructed c. 1830 and changed significantly c. 1860 and c. 1920. Additional farm structures were added during c.1920-c.1940, including a dairy barn, a dairy silo, a well house, a burley tobacco barn, a water trough, a garage, a smokehouse, a chicken coop. And there are ponds and a notable agricultural landscape.
It includes Colonial Revival
and "Hall and parlor" architecture and other architecture.
When listed, the district included seven contributing buildings, six contributing structures, and one contributing site.
The listing is described in its NRHP nomination document.
The property was covered in a study of Historic Family Farms in Middle Tennessee MPS
As "Fisher Farm", it is listed as a Tennessee Century Farm
. It is an intact working farm with sheep.
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
in Bethesda, Tennessee
Bethesda, Tennessee
Bethesda, Tennessee is an unincorporated community in rural southeastern Williamson County, Tennessee.-History:According to a 1988 study of Williamson County historical resources, conducted by staff of the Tennessee Historical Commission:Bethesda was formed along Rutherford Creek in the early 1800s...
that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 2007. It is locally significant "in how the property documents the impact of the progressive agricultural movement of the early twentieth century on the operations and landscape of a middle-class family farm", and it includes an "architecturally significant group of buildings and structures, placed within an agricultural landscape of high integrity...that represents a good example of farmstead architecture in Middle Tennessee and that reflects the impact of the Progressive Farm movement of the early twentieth century".
The property is or was also known as Smithson-Fisher Farm, Happy Hills Farm, WM. 1043, Fisher Farm or Bag End Farm.
The farmhouse was constructed c. 1830 and changed significantly c. 1860 and c. 1920. Additional farm structures were added during c.1920-c.1940, including a dairy barn, a dairy silo, a well house, a burley tobacco barn, a water trough, a garage, a smokehouse, a chicken coop. And there are ponds and a notable agricultural landscape.
It includes Colonial Revival
Colonial Revival architecture
The Colonial Revival was a nationalistic architectural style, garden design, and interior design movement in the United States which sought to revive elements of Georgian architecture, part of a broader Colonial Revival Movement in the arts. In the early 1890s Americans began to value their own...
and "Hall and parlor" architecture and other architecture.
When listed, the district included seven contributing buildings, six contributing structures, and one contributing site.
The listing is described in its NRHP nomination document.
The property was covered in a study of Historic Family Farms in Middle Tennessee MPS
As "Fisher Farm", it is listed as a Tennessee Century Farm
Century Farm
A Century Farm or Centennial Farm is a farm or ranch in the United States or Canada that has been officially recognized by a regional program documenting the farm has been continuously owned by a single family for 100 years or more...
. It is an intact working farm with sheep.