Cherry Mansion, 101 Main Street, Savannah, Hardin County, TN

Significance: This attractive residence, situated high above the Tennessee River, was built in 1849 by David Robinson for his son-in-law, William H. Cherry. The house is famous for its use as a Federal Headquarters by Major Generals C.F. Smith, U.S. Grant, Don Carlos Buell and W.H.L. Wallace, during the Battle of Shiloh, a few miles to the southwest. The modified, white Georgian building faces west to the river with a handsome two-level porch. The site terraces down to the river.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-44
Survey number: HABS TN-141
Building/structure dates: ca. 1850 Initial Construction