Believe it or not, this is the oldest house that I’ve seen so far! This is the Absalom Scales house in Eagleville, Tennessee. Absalom had a rolling 600 acres of land in the rual town and built a four-room home from yellow poplar. After his death in 1835, his son Noah enlarged the home and covered it entirely in brick. He also added the two-story portico. It’s very unsual for a home in this time period to have a double front and also to be covered by brick, but it may have contributed to its historic preservation. It is said that the skeleton of the original four-room home from the latee 18th century is still intact inside this structure! It’s been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1973 and for good reason!
