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Lea Springs, Tennessee
Lea Springs is an unincorporated community in southwestern Grainger County, Tennessee.[1] It is located two miles northeast of the city of Blaine.[2] It is also located partially inside Blaine's city limits and urban growth boundary.[3] HistoryLea Springs was the site of a historic mansion of the same name. It was built by slaves in 1819 for Pryor Lea, who grew up in nearby Richland.[4] Lea became a politician in Tennessee and Texas, and he was a founding trustee of the University of Mississippi.[4] He died in 1879, and the house was remodeled as a resort in the 1880s.[4] The mansion was designed in the Federal architectural style, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4] It was demolished in 2008 and the property was de-listed in 2023. References
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