TMP Reports
Posted: Sunday, May 3, 2009 8:13 am

May Preservation Month will be celebrated by the Heritage Partnership of Rutherford County with an open house and tour of Logan-Clark House from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday, May 9 in Eagleville.

William and Catherine Logan, who migrated from North Carolina to Tennessee about 1805, built the original, log portion of the Logan-Clark farmhouse.

Catherine’s mother, Violet Henderson, also lived with the couple. She was the grandmother of the first governor of Texas and one of her sons died in the Battle of New Orleans, Linda Litchenberger explained.

“It always amazes me that these folks just passed through here and were forgotten,” she added.

Violet Henderson migrated to Tennessee in the early 1800s after her husband, James, died and most of her children came to Tennessee.

She was also the mother of Logan Henderson, who served as Rutherford County judge from 1828-1830. His home on the Manchester Pike in Murfreesboro is on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Logan-Clark farmhouse was originally built as a log home in a hall and parlor design with two downstairs rooms and one loft type room, including a cut limestone chimney and fireplace.

Over the years, the house has evolved into the one and a half story, Greek revival home it is today.

The log home was expanded several times by adding a detached dining room and kitchen. Henry Clark added additional rooms on the west side of the home.

The restored, historic home is located at 1928 Cheatham Springs Road, Eagleville. The tour will include lunch and self-guided house tour from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The tour of the home will begin between 12:30 and 1 p.m., depending on the number of visitors present at any one time.

Program will include a short introduction by the current homeowner Paul Dyer about the restoration of his home.

Don McCord, who restored the W.H. McCord House, and John Edward Turner, who restored the Chesley Williams Home, both in Eagleville, will be present also to answer questions.

After the tours and presentation, a hayride will be held on the Dyer farm up to the North Hill, which is part of the Duck River-Harpeth River Divide. Cost for the event is $10 and payable at the door. No reservations will be needed but a response appreciated to info@hprc.com or Dan Allen at dansallen@comcast.net or Linda Lichtenberger at 896-1184.

Directions from Murfreesboro are:

Take Highway 99 to Eagleville and turn south (left) on U.S. 41-A for about one block. Turn right just past the John Redmond Bridge onto the first road to the right, which is Cheatham Springs Road, and continue about 1.8 miles. The mailbox is on the left side of the road and has the 1928 number on it. Turn right onto the gravel driveway to the house.