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Richland (originally Travelers Rest) - One of 1st Brick Houses in Nashville
5904 Robertson Rd. Nashville, TN Circa 1787. 2-story red brick Federal style home Traveler’s Rest was built by General James Randolph...
Jay Brothers
Jan 23, 20232 min read
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Belle Vue (II) (Old Harding Pike)
7306 Old Harding Pk Nashville, TN Circa 1820. 2-story white frame Classical Revival Photo by Roy and Jerry Klotz Built on the old...
Jay Brothers
Jan 23, 20233 min read
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Ravenscroft
5925 Ragland Dr. (near Franklin Rd.) Nashville, TN Circa 1892 Ravenscroft was built near Franklin Rd. on part of Judge Overton’s...
Jay Brothers
Jan 23, 20232 min read
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Hunters Hill: Ties with WLAC and Female Suffrage
5401 Hillsboro Pk Nashville, TN Circa 1928. 2-story Tudor Revival style of weathered stone Hunters Hill was built by Guilford Dudley,...
Jay Brothers
Jan 23, 20232 min read
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Far Hills/ Tennessee Governor's Residence - Third One
South Curtiswood Lane Nashville, TN Circa 1931. 3-story Georgian-style mansion Far Hills was built on South Curtiswood Lane (originally...
Jay Brothers
Jan 23, 20232 min read
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Belleforest/ Mrs. Edward B. Craig House: What National Life Money Built
Photo by Skye Marthaler 1418 Chickering Rd. Nashville, TN Circa 1935. 2-story French Chateau home Belleforest (Mrs. Edward B.Craig House)...
Jay Brothers
Jan 23, 20232 min read
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Deepwood (Dr. Cobb Pilcher House): One of Earliest Homes in Forest Hills
Photo by rossograph Deepwood was built by (Dudley) Cobb Pilcher (1904-1949), a Vanderbilt physician at 5335 Stanford Dr. off Hillsboro...
Jay Brothers
Jan 23, 20231 min read
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Ingleside: The Stone House at the Northern Edge of Green Hills
Sharing land with Trinity Presbyterian Church since 1944, Ingleside sits at 3201 Hillsboro Rd. This 2 story stone house was originally...
Jay Brothers
Jan 23, 20232 min read
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Charles Evers House/ The Hibbettage: The Hermitage Look-alike
Hibbettage was built by Basye Kimbrough (B.K.) Hibbett, Jr. (1901-1965) and wife Mary Frances Young Hibbett (1903-1984) at 2160 Old...
Jay Brothers
Jan 23, 20231 min read
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R. E. Martin Home/Castlewood (Davidson Co.): Originally part of Tyne estate
30 Castlewood Court (orig. 5901 Hillsboro Rd.) Nashville, TN Circa 1931. Tudor Revival style Richard E. Martin, a local builder, and his...
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Jan 23, 20231 min read
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One Hundred Oaks: From Farm to Restaurant to 2nd Suburban Mall
The oldest son of Col. Henry and Ida Dickinson, Henry Dickinson, Jr. (1908-1951) inherited a portion of the Brightwood estate south of...
Jay Brothers
Jan 23, 20231 min read
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Herman O. Blackwood Home: Top of Green Hills
In 1920, Herman Oscar Blackwood (1883-1931) and Josephine Mae “Josie” Bellamy Blackwood (1885-1961) built their home on four acres on the...
Jay Brothers
Jan 23, 20232 min read
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Wild Acres (The Henderson Farm) (Davidson Co.)
Wild Acres was bought by John Bernice (J.B.) Henderson, Sr. (1885-1966) and Ceacy Constance Doolion Henderson (1892-1968) about 1920....
Jay Brothers
Jan 23, 20231 min read
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Ridgeview: Farris & Third National Bank
Ridgeview was built in 1930 by Frank Mitchell Farris, Sr. 1890-1950) on 50 acres on Granny White Pike near Overton Lea Rd. and Tyne Blvd....
Jay Brothers
Jan 23, 20231 min read
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Hubbard House: Last Building from Original Meharrry campus
Photo by Andrew Jameson As he neared retirement, Meharry Medical College and its donors built this home in 1921 for Meharry Medical...
Jay Brothers
Jan 23, 20231 min read
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Brook Hill: Heckuva History-Warner, Owen, Eskind
The 2 story brick French Regency home stands at 104 Lynwood Blvd with large acreage at the corner of Lynwood and Harding Rd. Image from...
Jay Brothers
Jan 23, 20232 min read
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Graymont: One of Two Homes at the top of Green Hills
This 2 story Colonial home on 3 acres was built by Dr. Horace C. Gayden (1896-1975) and Helen Lenore Roberts Gayden (1903-1963) in the...
Jay Brothers
Jan 23, 20231 min read
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Lone Oak
Photo from Redfin Lone Oak was built in 1925 by Willam L. “Will” Horn was constructed of stone in English country manor style at 4306...
Jay Brothers
Jan 23, 20232 min read
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J. B. Daniel Home/ Women's Club of Nashville: Daniel's 2nd Residence
Photo by Nyttend The J. B. Daniel Home/ Women’s Club of Nashville was built in 1927-1929 by Judge (John) Beauregard T. Daniel (1861-1963)...
Jay Brothers
Jan 23, 20231 min read
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Sherwood Forest
Pennington Bend in Madison Nashville, TN Circa 1928. Norman-style stone home Sherwood Forest was built on the bank of the Cumberland...
Jay Brothers
Jan 23, 20232 min read
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