Prewitt-Amis-Finney House

The Prewitt-Amis-Finney House, also known as Turnhill Farm, is a historic three-story house in Culleoka, Tennessee, U.S.. Built for the slaveholding Prewett family in 1810, it was established as a mule farm. It is located a few miles away from Columbia, and it overlooks Fountain Creek.

Prewitt--Amis--Finney House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Prewitt-Amis-Finney House
Location	2629 Pullen Mill Road, Culleoka, Tennessee
Coordinates	35°27′44″N 87°0′2″W
Area	92 acres (37 ha)
Built	1810
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Hall-and-Parlor
NRHP reference No.	97001503[1]
Added to NRHP	December 1, 1997

History

The house was built in 1810 by Lemuel Prewett, his wife Elizabeth and their 12 children.[2] The Prewett raised mules on their farm; they also owned African slaves.[2] After the Creek War of 1813–1814, the house was inherited by Lemuel Prewett's son Abner, and the Prewetts moved to Mississippi in the 1820s.[2]

The house was purchased by John Amis, his wife and their six children, in 1821.[2] Amis, the owner of 16 slaves, served on the county court.[2] In 1852, he died of cholera alongside his wife and his son John; the three of them were buried on the farm.[2] The house was inherited by their daughter, Elizabeth Amis Cheatham, and her husband, John Cheatham.[2]

The house was purchased by James I. Finney, Sr. in 1935.[2] He redesigned it in the Colonial Revival architectural style, and he renamed it Turnhill Farm.[2]

The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 1, 1997.[3]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Prewett-Amis-Finney House". National Park Service. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
3. "Prewitt--Amis--Finney House". National Park Service. Retrieved September 28, 2016.