Mansfield Cheatham House
building in Tennessee, United States
The Mansfield Cheatham House is a historic mansion in Springfield, Tennessee, U.S..
History
The house was built for Richard Cheatham and his wife, Susan Sanders, circa 1833. It was inherited by their son, Edward Saunders Cheatham. After he died, it was inherited by his brother, Richard Boone Cheatham. In 1878, it was purchased by Cornelia Benton. A decade later, in 1888, it was purchased by Professor J. W. Huey. It served as a public school until it was purchased by W. H. Simmons.
It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since January 30, 1978.
“Mansfield Cheatham House” enters the record as building in Tennessee, United States. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Mansfield, Cheatham and House can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 5, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q28124999. Authority coordinates are 36.510, -86.891. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1833, 1878, 1888 and 1978.
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