Collier-Crichlow House

The Collier-Crichlow House is a historic house in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S..

Collier-Crichlow House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The Collier-Crichlow House in 2010
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Location	511 East Main Street, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Coordinates	35°50′42″N 86°22′18″W
Area	5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built	1880 (1880)
Architect	William Crawford Smith
Architectural style	Second Empire, Renaissance
NRHP reference No.	73001822[1]
Added to NRHP	July 16, 1973

The house was built circa 1880 for Ingram Banks Collier III, who served as the mayor of Murfreesboro from 1872 to 1873.[2] A relative, Colonel Newton C. Collier, also served as the mayor and as a director of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway.[3] Two other members of the Collier-Crichlow family served as Murfreesboro's mayor: James H. Crichlow and N. Collier Crichlow.[3]

The house was designed by Confederate veteran and Nashville architect William Crawford Smith in the Second Empire style.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 16, 1973.[4]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Harber, Susan (March 18, 2017). "Collier-Crichlow-Smythe House's beauty shines through years". Rutherford County Tennessee Historical Society. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
3. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Collier-Crichlow House". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
4. "Collier-Crichlow House". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 13, 2017.