Col. James White House

171 East Main Street

Wealthy merchant Colonel James White built this Federal-style house in 1819-20. It was burned in December 1864 during the Civil War and later re-built by Col. White’s son, who added the Italianate brackets under the roof eaves, an architectural feature seen on several Main Street homes. At the rear of the property is a brick building originally used as servants’ (slave) quarters. White was said to own so much property between Abingdon and Alabama that he never had to spend a night on land he didn’t own. Emmitt Yeary is the current owner.