Fairfax, Greek Revival mansion in White Pine, United States.
Fairfax is a Greek Revival mansion in White Pine, Jefferson County, Tennessee, completed in 1840 for Isaac White Rodgers Franklin Sr. The Historic American Buildings Survey records it as the Isaac Franklin House, and it has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 13, 1973.
Lawson D. Franklin, Tennessee's first millionaire, had Fairfax completed in 1840 for his son Isaac White Rodgers Franklin Sr. Senator Herbert S. Walters later grew up in the house. Thomas H. Berry and his wife Ellen McClung bought it in 1953 and restored it in 1954. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 13, 1973.
Thomas H. Berry and his wife Ellen McClung bought Fairfax in 1953 and restored it the following year, commissioning Irish painter James Reynolds to paint murals in the living room. The house is also known as the Isaac Franklin House in the Historic American Buildings Survey.
Fairfax is a private residence in White Pine, Jefferson County, Tennessee, and is not open to the public, so it is viewed from the road only. Its measured drawings and photographs are held in the Historic American Buildings Survey under the name Isaac Franklin House, useful for study before a visit.
The Historic American Buildings Survey recorded the house under a different name, the Isaac Franklin House, after the son for whom Lawson D. Franklin built it in 1840. Senator Herbert S. Walters, who grew up here, is the other figure tied to the property.
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