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Poplar Hill (Blaine, Tennessee)

Coordinates: 36°10′40″N 83°41′00″W / 36.17778°N 83.68333°W / 36.17778; -83.68333 (Poplar Hill)
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Poplar Hill
Poplar Hill (Blaine, Tennessee) is located in Tennessee
Poplar Hill (Blaine, Tennessee)
Nearest cityBlaine, Tennessee
Coordinates36°10′40″N 83°41′00″W / 36.17778°N 83.68333°W / 36.17778; -83.68333 (Poplar Hill)
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built1830 (1830)
Architectural styleGothic Revival, Early Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.80003798[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 8, 1980

Poplar Hill is a historic house in Blaine, Tennessee, United States. It was built in 1830 for Cynthia Lea, Major Lea's daughter.[2] Lea grew up at Richland, and she moved into Poplar Hill as soon as she married Elihu Milliken, a Baptist minister.[2] It was later purchased by Willis Idol, a physician.[2]

The house was designed in the Gothic Revival architectural style.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 8, 1980.[1]

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 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Poplar Hill". National Park Service. Retrieved June 15, 2018. With accompanying pictures