Crawford-Governor Porter House, 407 Dunlap Street, Paris, Henry County, TN

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Crawford-Governor Porter House, 407 Dunlap Street, Paris, Henry County, TN

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Significance: This town residence was constructed by Thomas W. Crawford about 1850. It is most notable as being the residence of James Davis Porter between 1887 and 1912, after he served two terms as Governor of Tennessee (1875-78). The house is a typical example of the vernacular architecture of northwest Tennessee and southern Kentucky.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-37
Survey number: HABS TN-176

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1933 - 1970
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henry county
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Library of Congress
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