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Lea Springs

Coordinates: 36°11′34″N 83°41′37″W / 36.19278°N 83.69361°W / 36.19278; -83.69361 (Lea Springs)
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Lea Springs
Frontage view of Lea Springs
Lea Springs is located in Tennessee
Lea Springs
Lea Springs is located in the United States
Lea Springs
Nearest cityBlaine, Tennessee
Coordinates36°11′34″N 83°41′37″W / 36.19278°N 83.69361°W / 36.19278; -83.69361 (Lea Springs)
Area9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built1819 (1819)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.75001754[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 29, 1975
Removed from NRHPJune 20, 2023

Lea Springs was a historic mansion in Lea Springs, Tennessee near the city of Blaine, Tennessee. It was built by slaves in 1819 for Pryor Lea, who grew up at Richland.[2] Lea became a politician in Tennessee and Texas, and he was a founding trustee of the University of Mississippi.[2] He died in 1879, and the house was remodeled as a resort in the 1880s.[2]

The house was designed in the Federal architectural style.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since May 29, 1975.[1] The mansion was demolished in 2008, and the property was delisted in 2023.

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d Jon Coddington (1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lea Springs". National Park Service. Retrieved June 14, 2018. With accompanying four photos from 1973