Cumberland Furnace in Dickson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Hand House

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 14, 2020

1. Hand House Marker

Inscription.

The Hand House is a two-story brick I-house. It was built in the late 1820s and is one of the oldest buildings in Cumberland Furnace. The bricks in the three brick thick walls are handmade. It has served not only as a residence but a tavern as well.

The house is a good example of early brick construction on the Western Highland Rim.

Erected by Cumberland Furnace Historic Village Association. (Marker Number 4.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1820.

Location. 36° 15.909′ N, 87° 21.461′ W. Marker is in Cumberland Furnace, Tennessee, in Dickson County. It is on Old State Highway 48 south of Hunt Road, on the left when traveling south. The marker is in the Cumberland Furnace Historic Village. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cumberland Furnace TN 37051, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee,

in the Highland Rim,

and in Greater Nashville.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it

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is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Thompson House (within shouting distance of this marker); Drouillard House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Stark's Cabin (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cumberland Furnace Iron Plantation (approx. 0.3 miles away); Theodore Edmondson / Lizzie Vanleer Edmondson (approx. 4 miles away); Promise Land (approx. 4 miles away); Promise Land School (approx. 4.1 miles away); Fighting for Freedom (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cumberland Furnace.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 14, 2020

2. Hand House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 15, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 823 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 15, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.