The house was built in 1832 for Benjamine Rucker, who inherited 300 acres from his father, settler James Rucker.[2] Rucker was the owner of 200 slaves.[2] During the American Civil War of 1861–1865, the house was ransacked by the Union Army.[2] After the war, it was inherited by his daughter Sophie and her husband, Colonel William Francis Betty.[2] Their daughter, Willie Betty Newman, became a painter in Paris and Nashville.
benjamine, rucker, house, historic, mansion, rutherford, county, tennessee, national, register, historic, placesnearest, citycompton, tennesseecoordinates35, 92056, 33083, 92056, 33083area3, acres, built1832, 1832, architectural, stylegreek, revival, housenrhp. The Benjamine Rucker House is a historic mansion in Rutherford County Tennessee U S Benjamine Rucker HouseU S National Register of Historic PlacesNearest cityCompton TennesseeCoordinates35 55 14 N 86 19 51 W 35 92056 N 86 33083 W 35 92056 86 33083Area3 5 acres 1 4 ha Built1832 1832 Architectural styleGreek Revival I houseNRHP reference No 91000223 1 Added to NRHPFebruary 28 1991History editThe house was built in 1832 for Benjamine Rucker who inherited 300 acres from his father settler James Rucker 2 Rucker was the owner of 200 slaves 2 During the American Civil War of 1861 1865 the house was ransacked by the Union Army 2 After the war it was inherited by his daughter Sophie and her husband Colonel William Francis Betty 2 Their daughter Willie Betty Newman became a painter in Paris and Nashville The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since February 28 1991 3 References edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 a b c d National Register of Historic Places Registration Form Rucker Benjamine House National Park Service Retrieved August 27 2016 Rucker Benjamine House National Park Service Retrieved August 27 2016 This article about a property in Rutherford County Tennessee on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Benjamine Rucker House amp oldid 1091251340, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
