William Cocke House

Historic house in Tennessee, United States

United States historic place


William Cocke House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


36°18′6″N 83°27′24″W / 36.30167°N 83.45667°W / 36.30167; -83.45667
Area	6.1 acres (2.5 ha)
Built	1850 (1850)
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	80003799^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 3, 1980

The William Cocke House is a historic house registered on the National Register of Historic Places, located along Old U.S. Route 11W near Rutledge, Tennessee. It is locally significant as a reminder of Grainger County's political history, and as an example of the Greek Revival style of architecture displayed in East Tennessee.^[1]

Description and history

The 2-story brick structure, built c. 1850 in the Greek Revival style, rests on a solid brick foundation. A one-story ell attached to the south elevation serves as the kitchen. The house is arranged in a rectilinear floor plan with a central hall, interior chimneys and covered with a pitched hip roof with asphalt shingles. was built in 1850. It was the home of William Michael Cocke. A member of a politically prominent family, he represented Grainger County in both the Tennessee House of Representatives and Tennessee Senate,^[2] and served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1845 to 1849.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 3, 1980.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ West, Carroll Van (1995). Tennessee's Historic Landscapes: A Traveler's Guide. University of Tennessee Press. pp. 166–167. ISBN 9780870498817.