Joshua K. Hutchison House

United States historic place


Joshua K. Hutchison House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


35°35′44″N 89°15′31″W / 35.595556°N 89.258611°W / 35.595556; -89.258611
Area	less than one acre
Built	1868
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Italianate
NRHP reference No.	88001022^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 7, 1988

The Joshua K. Hutchison House, also known as the Elcan House, in Brownsville, Tennessee, was built in 1868. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 7, 1988.^[1]

It is a two-story brick masonry building with a rear ell in a commanding position over the intersection of North Church Street and East College Street. It was built for Joshua Kelly Hutchison (1839-1903), a cotton businessman and local politician, and his wife, Isabella Seymour Hutchison (1841-1909). It has a "finely proportioned portico" and has "fine ornamental plaster work" in its interior. Its design combines elements of Greek Revival and Italianate architecture.^[2]

The interior features a grand spiral staircase in the entrance hall and high ceilings in the entry and parlor feature grape, egg, and dart dado.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ John Linn Hopkins (March 11, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Joshua K. Hutchison House / Elcan House". National Park Service. Retrieved April 23, 2017. With 15 photos.
^ History of Haywood County Tennessee. Brownsville-Haywood County Historical Society. 1989. p. 240.