James Dickson House

The James Dickson House, also known as the Sparks House, is a historic house in Linden, Tennessee. It is an example of the "Middle Tennessee I-House," a regional variation on a vernacular architecture style of central passage house with a portico.

History

The house was built, possibly earlier, making it "one of the oldest houses in the county." Dickson was a magistrate for Perry County.
In the postbellum era, the house belonged to the Ledbetter family. When their daughter Minerva married Jessie Sparks, it became associated with the Sparks political family: J. Kent Sparks, their son, served in the Tennessee General Assembly.
The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 28, 1985.