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Jay Brothers
Jan 20, 20233 min read
Renraw: The Original Warner Home & Many Family Ties
Photo from Tennessee State Library and Archives Likely 1524 Gallatin Rd. Nashville, TN Circa 1855. 3-story wood frame home Renraw was...
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Jay Brothers
Jan 20, 20232 min read
Fatherland (2)
Sevier St. Nashville, TN Circa 1855. Fatherland was built on Sevier St. in East Nashville by Dr. John Shelby (1785-1859) and wife Anna...
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Jay Brothers
Jan 20, 20233 min read
Edgewood: Eastern Edge of Nashville (at the time)
719 North Twelfth St. Nashville, TN Circa 1854. 2-story grey brick home with a central cupola Photo from Tennessee State Library and...
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Jay Brothers
Jan 20, 20234 min read
Belmont Mansion (Bellemonte)
Belmont BL & Acklen Ave. Nashville, TN Circa 1843-53. Huge Italian villa with numerous porches 1860 Artwork by unknown artist The goal of...
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Jay Brothers
Jan 20, 20231 min read
Avondale
Granny White PK Nashville, TN Circa 1852. The house was built off Granny White Pike (then called Middle Franklin Pike) by Dr. William...
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Jay Brothers
Jan 20, 20233 min read
Lynnwood and farm
Was near current Harding Rd. and Lynnwood BL. Nashville, Tn Circa 1850. Large 2-story gingerbread home Lynnwood was built about 1850. The...
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Jay Brothers
Jan 20, 20233 min read
Clifflawn (1850s)/ Clifflawn (1910): One Place, Two Homes, Three Prominent Families
Former Richland Pike (current 101 Harding Rd.) Nashville, TN Circa 1850s/ 1910. The original Cliff Lawn, located off Richland Pike (101...
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Jay Brothers
Jan 16, 20231 min read
Idlewild (Neill S. Brown House): Originated the name Edgefield
Idlewild was located at 809 Main Street in Edgefield (near the current intersection of Main St. and Neill Ave.) across the river from...
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Jay Brothers
Jan 16, 20232 min read
Dun Ailie: Ellen's Hill
Photo by Shelly Hamby Dun Ailie was built in 1848 by Obadiah Hurt on Murfreesboro Rd. near the Briley Pkwy intersection (likely near the...
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Jay Brothers
Jan 16, 20231 min read
Washington B. Cooper Home: An Artist's Home
This 2 story, 13-room brick home had been built earlier by Samuel Watkins (1794-1880). Watkins was a businessman and in his will made a...
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Jay Brothers
Jan 16, 20233 min read
Sunnyside/ Lee Monte/ Idlewild
3021 Lealand Lane Nashville, TN Circa 1843. 2-story white clapboard home in Greek Revival style Photo by Www.78 Sunnyside/ Lee Monte/...
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Jay Brothers
Jan 16, 20232 min read
Cedar Hill/ George Washington Campbell House
Cedar Hill was built by George Washington Campbell (1769-1848) and Harriet Stoddert Campbell (1788-1848) in 1843. Harriet was the...
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Jay Brothers
Jan 16, 20233 min read
George Henry Ratterman House: "Big Brick"
Fifth Ave. North Nashville, TN Circa 1862. 2-story red brick Federal style George Henry Ratterman (1824-1898) came to Nashville from...
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Jay Brothers
Jan 16, 20232 min read
Springside
Springside was built on former Lockeland property in the 1840s by Adrian Van Sinderen Lindsley (1814-1885) and Eliza Trimble Lindsley...
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Jay Brothers
Jan 16, 20232 min read
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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Jay Brothers
Jan 16, 20232 min read
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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Jay Brothers
Jan 16, 20232 min read
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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Jay Brothers
Jan 16, 20232 min read
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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Jay Brothers
Jan 16, 20232 min read
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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Jay Brothers
Jan 16, 20234 min read
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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