Sam Davis Home - Smyrna TN
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Don.Morfe
N 35° 59.350 W 086° 30.050
16S E 544995 N 3982862
Sam Davis-he was told that if information were not forthcoming, the Federals would hang him as a spy. Sam refused to cooperate, claiming he was a scout and a courier, not a spy. He was swiftly tried and hanged on November 27, 1863.
Waymark Code: WM13AJ1
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 10/26/2020
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Sam Davis Home- In the mid-19th century, the Greek Revival style dominated Southern architecture. The plain design created clarity, order, and simplicity reflecting a touch of refinement. Upper middle class farmers were able to add Greek Revival details such as columns, porticos, and transom lights to simple, already constructed houses to reflect their new wealth and status.
The Davis home was built around 1820 by Moses Ridley. Charles Davis purchased the home in 1845 and renovated it in 1850. The home was originally a two-story, four-room house with a central hallway. Mr. Davis added a two-story portico with four columns and a pediment which imitated the Greek Revival style of Southern plantation houses. To accommodate his growing family, an ell with four rooms and a central chimney was added to the rear of the house.
The Sam Davis home remains much as the same as when Sam lived here. The floors, doors, windows, and most of the woodwork are original to the house. The nine-room home is located on a 168 farm where cotton is still grown. The house and grounds were purchased by the State of Tennessee in 1927, and opened for tours in 1930,
by the Sam Davis Memorial Association.
All images from Sam Davis Memorial Association Collection.
Group that erected the marker: Sam Davis Memorial Association
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
1399 Sam Davis Road
The marker is a few yards in front of the home.
Smyrna, TN USA
37167,
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