Cornsilk | |
Nearest city | Cross Plains, Tennessee |
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Coordinates | 36°38′06″N 86°37′54″W / 36.63500°N 86.63167°W |
Area | 7 acres (2.8 ha) |
Built | 1850 |
Architectural style | Tennessee Vernacular |
NRHP reference No. | 74002266 [1] |
Added to NRHP | January 11, 1974 |
Cornsilk is a historic house in Cross Plains, Tennessee, United States. It was built circa 1850 for Thomas Stringer. [2] In the 1930s, it was acquired by author Andrew Nelson Lytle, who renamed it "for his ancestral home in Alabama." [2]
The house was designed in the Tennessee Vernacular architectural style. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since January 11, 1974. [3]