Savage House: Last Grand Townhouse Downtown from Early Era
9th Ave. S. (present 167 Rosa Parks BL) Nashville, TN Circa 1840s. 3-story red brick Italianate townhouse Photo by Andrew Jameson The...
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Pontotoc
Pontotoc along with Wyatt Hall had consistent Methodist Church ownership and ties. The East Nashville mansion was constructed by the...
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Belle Vue (Belle View)-Franklin Pike
Belle Vue (View), built in 1840 by Robert Woods, was located at the intersection of what is now Franklin Pike and South Douglas Ave. -...
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Richland Grove/ Zarecor Sanitarium - now site of St. Ann Catholic Church
Near 5101 Charlotte Pike Nashville, TN Circa 1846. (William) Byrd Douglas (1815-1882) grew up on his family estate, Farmwell, in...
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Cleveland Hall: A Tennessee Century Farm
Photo by Cleveland Hall HOA Cleveland Hall has remained in the Donelson family from the start. The mansion has been part of the Donelson/...
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Melrose Estate/ Woodlawn Memorial Park
The Barrow’s Melrose Mansion overlooked the southern end of what became the Melrose area of Franklin Rd. At the present-day 2615 Franklin...
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Bellfield: Ties to Robertson, Davis & DeMoss families
Dr. Peyton Henderson Robertson (1787-1840) married Ellen Mordant Davis (1804-1874) in 1820. He had studied medicine at the University of...
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Cedarwood/ Cedar Shadow
James Yarbrough (1804-1861) and Margaret “Peggy” Coffman Yarbrough bought 7 acres on Whites Creek Pike in 1827 (current location: 3831...
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Felix Compton House/ Seven Hills
Present day 5050 Hillsboro Rd. Nashville, TN Circa 1811. 2-story Colonial style home Photo from Nashville Public Library, Special...
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Buena Vista/ St. Cecilia Motherhouse: The Sisters Are Still There
Looking from their new home, the Becks had a “buena vista,” a good view in Spanish. They could look north over the fertile bottomlands...
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Lockeland Mansion/ Chadwell Place : Home of Lockeland Springs water
Photo: Nashville Public Library, Special Collections Lockeland Mansion, built in 1810 by Col. Robert L. Weakley (1764-1845) and Jane...
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Westwood (Melrose area): Deaderick Bros; then Woods Brothers, West Sisters Unite
Westwood was built in 1804 by Thomas Deaderick. The mansion was off the Franklin Turnpike (Franklin Rd.) near the southern end of the...
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Petway House/ Airdrie/ Buell-King House
William Caldwell built this home at (the current 3210) Avenal Ave near the Glencliff area from 1797-1808. It was on a 140 acre land...
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Peach Blossom (Whitworth): The Nucleus of a Bunch of West Nashville
Was 215 Craighead Ave. Nashville, TN Circa 1803. Originally 2-story brick Georgian mansion Peach Blossom was built by Capt. Joseph Erwin...
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Lealand: A Storied Estate
Photo from BONPS Lealand was built by Judge John McCormick Lea (1818-1903) and Elizabeth B. Overton Lea (1826-1890) in 1884 at 1039 Tyne...
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Dunmore
Dunmore, built on Granny White Pike (location unclear), was owned by Dr. Henry William Morgan (1853-1920) and Matilda “Tillie” Alloway...
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Belair/ Belle Air (Lebanon Pike): A Harding Daughter wedding gift
Belair / Belle Air was built on a grant of 1,000 acres from 1832-38 at 2250 Lebanon Pike near Lebanon Pike and Briley Parkway. John...
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Casa Loma
Settling on the southwestern outskirts of Nashville, Brent Spence (1796-1868) and Elizabeth Shute Spence (1799-?) built Casa Loma in 1831...
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Woodstock (2)(Woods/ James Bradford): A Marvelous Spread between the Pikes
Was near current 2300 Eighth Ave. South (old Middle Franklin Rd.) Nashville, TN Circa 1830s. 2-story Greek Revival style mansion...
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Boscobel: A Shelby Gift
Boscobel was located in East Nashville on Sevier St. near South Seventh on a corner of the Shelby estate. Photo from Nashville blogspot...
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