Near Eagleville in Rutherford County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Absalom Scales House

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 24, 2022

1. Absalom Scales House Marker

Inscription. This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1790.

Location. 35° 46.464′ N, 86° 38.372′ W. Marker is near Eagleville, Tennessee, in Rutherford County. It is on Rocky Glade Road 0.3 miles east of U.S. 41A, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 432 Rocky Glade Rd, Eagleville TN 37060, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in Greater Nashville.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it 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

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flies: College Grove Methodist Church (approx. 2.2 miles away); College Grove, Tennessee (approx. 2.2 miles away); Eagleville Baptist Church (approx. 2.2 miles away); Dedicated to the men and women of Eagleville Tennessee that served and supported the Confederacy (approx. 2.4 miles away); Ogilvie Farm (approx. 2½ miles away); Newton Cannon (approx. 3.2 miles away); Kirkland Elementary School for African American Students (approx. 3.3 miles away); Owen Hill (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Eagleville.

Regarding Absalom Scales House. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:

Around 1790, Absalom Scales erected a four-room frame house of yellow poplar on his 600 acres of rolling land. The walls were Wainscoted and the floors were of wide poplar planks. A small stairway led to two bedrooms. Soon after Scales' death in 1835, the property came into the possession of his son, Noah. It was he who enlarged the house, covering the entire structure with brick. He built another entrance with a two story portico. This entrance led to a hallway with oval walls.

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2. Absalom Scales House

National Register of Historic Places Digital Archive on NPGallery website entry
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Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 24, 2022

3. Absalom Scales House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 606 times since then and 78 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 26, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on April 27, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on April 26, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.