Franklin in Williamson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Perkins-Winstead House

819 S. Margin St.

Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, June 13, 2023

1. Perkins-Winstead 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 this topic list: Notable Buildings.

Location. 35° 55.219′ N, 86° 52.103′ W. Marker is in Franklin, Tennessee, in Williamson County. Marker can be reached from South Margin Street, 0.1 miles west of 4th Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 819 S Margin St, Franklin TN 37064, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Lewisburg Avenue Historic District (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tennessee Female College (about 600 feet away); Railroad Section Foreman's House / Pioneers' Corner (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Pyle Clinic (approx. 0.2 miles away); Watson House (c. 1881) (approx. 0.2 miles away); Methodist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dan German Hospital (approx. 0.2 miles away); Franklin Historic District - Historic Home (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Franklin.

Also see . . . Link to the nomination form. James A. McNutt was living in a house on this site as early as 1858; this building was destroyed by fire ca. 1865. William O'Neal Perkins,

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the son of one of the WilliamsonCounty pioneer families, purchased the property shortly after the house was burned. In1866 Perkins bought and demolished the Public Office which stood on the town Square; this two-story building,was constructed of brick and had stone pilasters, and some of these materials were used in the house which was built on the foundation of the McNutt House. Perkins sold the house to William E. Winstead in 1876, and the property remained in the Winstead family for eighty years. Winstead served in the Confederate Army for two years and held the post of clerk and master for the Williamson County Chancery Court. The Winstead House is an excellent example of a post-Civil War Italianate residence. A large imposing house, it was built during a period of economic adversity in post-warTennessee; it was one of the first major buildings erected in Williamson County during this difficult period. This building is particularly distinguished for its effusive use of ornamentation, such as the paired decorative brackets which highlight the cornice,quoins on the main section of the building and the projecting center bay, and the ornate porch with,its balustrade, modillioned cornice, and pillars and spandrels with carved bracketed bases. The O'More School of Design, an institution which trains interior designers, has recently purchased the building. It will be adaptively restored

Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, June 13, 2023

2. Perkins-Winstead House Marker

and space provided for classrooms and administrative spaces. (Submitted on July 4, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia.)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 92 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 4, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.