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Carter House. Location: Franklin. Carter House was built in 1830 by Fountain Branch Carter. 34 years later, the small brick farmhouse would bear witness to the bloody Battle of Franklin, in which more than 9,500 soldiers were killed, wounded, captured, or listed as missing.
The Carter House is a Tennessee Historical Commission State Owned-Historic Site. Guided tours are offered daily. Learn more about tickets options and pricing.
Join & Support. Programs. Store. Three homes. One story. VISIT. Carter House, Carnton, and Rippa Villa are open daily for guided tours. Find everything you need to plan your visit. LEARN. The Battle of Franklin Trust is dedicated to a better understanding of a people forever impacted by the American Civil War.
Coordinates: 86°51′58″W. Rear view of Carter House (left) and outbuildings. Battle of Franklin reenactment, 2010, Carter House. The Carter House State Historic Site is a historic house at 1140 Columbia Avenue in Franklin, Tennessee. In that house, the Carter family hid in the basement waiting for the second Battle of Franklin to end.
Oct 8, 2017 · Located in historic Franklin, the Carter House was built in 1828 and completed in 1830 by Fountain Branch Carter. The Carter property included a farm of 288 acres, where Carter, a gentleman farmer, raised cotton, corn, wheat, and rye. He owned twenty-eight slaves who lived in the seven slave cabins on the property.
Jun 6, 2023 · About the Carter House State Historic Site. Designed and built under the supervision of Fountain Branch Carter in 1830, this Federal Period house was occupied successively by three generations of his family. It is a National Historic Landmark, one of 29 in Tennessee.
Nov 17, 2010 · The Carter House 1140 Columbia Avenue Franklin, TN 37064 (615) 791-1861 Bullet holes are still plainly visible in the walls of the farm office building and the brick home where Fountain Branch Carter, his family and numerous neighbors huddled in the basement while the battle raged overhead.
