The NRHP listing is for an area of 5.2 acres (2.1 ha), with one contributing building and two non-contributing structures.

[2] During the American Civil War, the Truett house was commandeered by Union Major General John M. Schofield to be used as one of his headquarters during the Battle of Franklin.

[5] Schofield commanded Federal troops against a frontal attack by General John Bell Hood's Confederate forces on the south edge of Franklin.

Schofield and his officers climbed the stairs of the Truett house to observe the wave of oncoming Confederate troops through binoculars.

[6] As the battle began, Federal paymasters hid stacks of cash beneath flowerpots at the house and ran to their horses.