Falcon Rest
Clay Faulkner House | |
 The house and gardens | |
  Location within Tennessee  Location within the United States | |
| Location | 2645 Faulkner Springs Road McMinnville, Tennessee 37110 |
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| Coordinates | 35°43′1″N 85°45′42″W / 35.71694°N 85.76167°W |
| Area | 1.6 acres (0.65 ha) |
| Built | 1896 |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 92000137[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 5, 1992 |
Falcon Rest, also known as the Clay Faulkner House, is a historic house in Warren County, Tennessee near McMinnville. It was built in 1896-1897 for Clay Faulkner, the son of politician and mill owner Asa Faulkner, who lived at Falconhurst.[2]
History
[edit]Faulkner lived in the house with his wife, Mary King Saunders, and their five children.[2] He was the owner of the Great Falls Cotton Mill .[2] From 1929 to 1941, the house was owned by Dr. Herman Reynolds, who welcomed patients into his home.[2] McMinnville Mayor W. V. Jones was the owner from 1943 to 1945.[2] The house was later used as a hospital, until it was remodelled as a private residence by the Grissoms and the McGlothins in the 1980s.[2]
In 1993 it became a bed and breakfast. Since 2000, guest rooms are instead available on the grounds and the house functions as a historic attraction offering historic tours, events, and facility rentals. [3]
Architecture
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The house was designed in the Queen Anne architectural style with a gingerbread porch extending from the front around one side of the house.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1992.[1] Some people claim the house is haunted.[4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Weekly Lists for 1992" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places. Washington, D.C.: National Park Service. March 5, 1992. p. 17. Retrieved March 25, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Clay Faulkner House / Cumberland Valley Sanitarium and Hospital, Faulkner Springs Sanitarium and Hospital, Falcon Manor, Falcon Rest". National Park Service. 1992. Retrieved March 25, 2026. With accompanying 15 photos from 1991
- ↑ Milburn, Trish (November 1, 2022) [November 1, 2013]. "Bed & Restpite". The Tennessee Magazine. Nashville, Tennessee: TECA. Retrieved March 25, 2026.
- ↑ Brown, Alan (February 26, 2009). Haunted Tennessee: Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Volunteer State. Stackpole Books. p. 21. ISBN 9780811746489. Retrieved September 27, 2018 – via Google Books.
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