Benajah Gray Log House

The Benajah Gray Log House is a historic loghouse in Antioch, Tennessee, U.S..

Gray, Benajah, Log House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The house in 2014
Nearest city	Antioch, Tennessee
Coordinates	35°59′36″N 86°37′31″W
Area	6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built	1805 (1805)
Built by	Gray, Benajah
Architectural style	Double pen log
NRHP reference No.	85001512[1]
Added to NRHP	July 11, 1985

History

The land was granted to Lardner Clark in 1784.[2] In the early 1800s, Benajay Gray, the son of American Revolutionary War veteran James Gray, purchased some acres of land.[2] He proceeded to build the log house by 1805.[2] By the 1870s, it became a horsebreeding farm.[2] It was subsequently inherited by his descendants.[2] By the 1980s, it belonged to Gray's great-great-granddaughter, Ernestine Huffman.[2]

The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 11, 1985.[3]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Benajah Gray Log House". National Park Service. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
3. "Gray, Benajah, Log House". National Park Service. Retrieved August 28, 2016.