Dickson-Williams Mansion - 1C 76 - Greeneville, TN
Posted by: vhasler
N 36° 09.887 W 082° 49.929
17S E 335208 N 4003780
This house has hosted many famous historical names who were visiting the Greeneville.
Waymark Code: WM6D6P
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 05/15/2009
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Sign text:
Designed and constructed (1815-21) by Irish craftsmen Thomas Battersby and John Hoy, this house was built by Greeneville's first postmaster, William Dickson, for his daugher, Catharine (Mrs. Alexander Williams). Marquis de LaFayette, Presidents Jackson and Polk, Henry Clay, David Crockett, and Francess Hodgsen Burnett were visitors. It served as headquarters for both Confederate and Union officers. Confederate General John Hunt Morgan spent his last night here before being killed in the garden on September 4, 1864.
The marker is located on West Church Street near North Irish Street, which is near the house.