Harlinsdale Farm

Harlinsdale Farm is a 198-acre (80 ha) historic district in Franklin, Tennessee that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. It dates from c.1900 and had other significant dates in 1935 and 1945.[1]

Harlinsdale Farm
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Harlinsdale Farm, March 2014.
Location	239 Franklin Rd., Franklin, Tennessee
Coordinates	35.9334°N 86.8619°W
Area	198 acres (80 ha)
Built	c.1900, 1935 and 1945
Architectural style	Queen Anne and Colonial Revival
MPS	Historic Family Farms in Middle Tennessee MPS
NRHP reference No.	06000344 [1]
Added to NRHP	May 3, 2006

Its main horse stable, the centerpiece of the property, was completed in 1935. Instead of traditional placement to the rear of the main house on the property, this stable is prominent in the property, set at the end of the drive in from the road, with its long axis parallel to the road. Several buildings on the property were modified in 1945.[2]

It includes Colonial Revival styling for four laborers' houses on the property. When listed, the district included 14 contributing buildings, four contributing structures, and one contributing site, as well as four non-contributing buildings and one non-contributing site.[1]

The NRHP eligibility of the property (and 342 other farm properties in Tennessee) was covered in a 1974 study of "Historic Family Farms in Middle Tennessee".[3]

It was opened as a park of the City of Franklin, Tennessee in 2007. It was formerly used as a breeding farm for Tennessee Walking Horses.[4]

History

Harlinsdale Farm was founded in 1933 by W. W. Harlin. In the mid-1940s, the farm gained notability for being the home of Midnight Sun, a Tennessee Walking Horse stallion who won two World Grand Championships in 1945 and 1946.[5] Harlinsdale remained the property of the Harlin family until 2004,[6] when it was sold to the City of Franklin for $8 million. The farm is now open to the public as a park.[7] Harlinsdale Farm continues to host horse shows.[8]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Carroll Van West and Gregory Lynch (September 20, 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Harlinsdale Farm". National Park Service. Retrieved January 25, 2017. with 35 photos (see photo captions pages 26-29 of text document)
3. Carroll Van West (November 7, 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Historic Family Farms in Middle Tennessee". National Park Service.
4. http://www.franklin-gov.com/index.aspx?page=161 City of Franklin: The Park at Harlinsdale Farm
5. http://www.franklin-gov.com/government/parks/facilities-and-parks/park-locations-maps/park-locations/the-park-at-harlinsdale-farm
6. Littman, Margaret (2013-07-23). Moon Tennessee. ISBN 9781612383514.
7. Johnston, Joe (2014-10-13). Franklin. ISBN 9781439647714.
8. https://www.walkinghorsereport.com/news/whoa-show-canceled