Clifton Place (Columbia, Tennessee)

Clifton Place
West elevation of the main building - June 6, 1936
Clifton Place (Columbia, Tennessee) is located in Tennessee
Clifton Place (Columbia, Tennessee)
Clifton Place (Columbia, Tennessee) is located in the United States
Clifton Place (Columbia, Tennessee)
Nearest cityColumbia, Tennessee
Coordinates35°34′40″N 87°06′52″W / 35.57778°N 87.11444°W / 35.57778; -87.11444
Built1839
ArchitectNathan Vaught
Architectural styleAnte bellum/ Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.70000613[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 8, 1970

Clifton Place is an historic plantation mansion located southwest of the city of Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee on the Mt. Pleasant Pike (Columbia highway).[2] Master builder Nathan Vaught started construction in 1838, and the mansion and other buildings were completed in 1839, for Gideon Johnson Pillow (1806-1877) on land inherited from Gideon Pillow.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ West, Carol Van (1995). Tennessee's Historic Landscapes: A Traveler's Guide. The University of Tennessee Press (Knoxville). pp. 367–368. ISBN 9780870498817. Retrieved September 1, 2014.