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| Location | 200 Cragfont Road,Castalian Springs, Tennessee 37031 (East of Gallatin off TN 25) |
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| Nearest city | Gallatin, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 36°24′17″N86°20′32″W / 36.4046°N 86.3422°W /36.4046; -86.3422 |
| Built | 1798 |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000618 |
| Added to NRHP | February 26, 1970 |
Cragfont (orCragfont State Historic Site) is a state historic site and historic house located inCastalian Springs,Sumner County,Tennessee. It was the home ofRevolutionary War protagonist andMiddle Tennessee pioneerGeneral James Winchester.
Construction was started in 1798 and completed in 1802 by artisans from James' home state ofMaryland. During the time, Cragfont was the finest mansion on the Tennessee frontier and typified the grandeur and style of the best architecture of the late Georgian period. Named Cragfont because it stood on a rocky bluff with a spring at its base, the house is furnished with Federal antiques, some of which are original to the Winchester family. The basement of the house features an authentic weaving room.[1]
Cragfont is listed with theNational Register of Historic Places and is open to the public. It is owned by the State of Tennessee and administered in partnership with theTennessee Historical Commission by the non-profit group Historic Castalian Springs.
Winchester served as abrigadier general in theWar of 1812 and a soldier against indigenous Native Americans. He is also credited with founding the city ofMemphis, Tennessee along withAndrew Jackson and JudgeJohn Overton. Winchester, who died at the home in 1826, is buried in the family plot behind the house.
Cragfont was featured as a haunted location onHaunted Live on 2018 on theTravel Channel, where the paranormal team Tennessee Wraith Chasers were the first ever to investigate the house.[2]
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