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Jay Brothers
Sep 10, 20222 min read
Carmack/ Oakes & Nichols
(Francis) Cobey Dunnington (1826-1875) and Ellen Rebecca Ewing Dunnington (1832-1916) built this house in 1856. The 2 story brick home...
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Jay Brothers
Sep 9, 20221 min read
Cherry Glen... revitalized as Cherry Glen Industrial Area
Lucius J. Polk built the original portion of this home as a simple dogtrot structure sometime after arriving in Maury Co. in 1823. Polk...
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Jay Brothers
Sep 7, 20223 min read
Two Rivers Mansion
Photo by Skye Marthaler There was nearly 30 years of activity prior to Two Rivers Mansion being built. A pioneer, David Buchanan, had...
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Jay Brothers
Sep 6, 20222 min read
Buford-Ellison Mansion (By Ma)/ Father Ryan High School
Ed Buford humorously (or not) called his mansion “By Ma” as it was built next door to his mother-in-law’s mansion, Burlington. By Ma was...
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Jay Brothers
Sep 6, 20222 min read
Ensworth (Hayes mansion): Site of the original St. Thomas Hospital
709 N. 12th Street (current Hayes St.) Nashville, TN Circa 1862 The Ensworth estate was one of the Hayes family properties in Nashville....
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Jay Brothers
Sep 6, 20221 min read
Robert Orr House
Robert Orr, Jr. (1871-1936) and Anne “Annie” Howell Orr (?-1962) build their house in 1882. The 2 story red brick Victorian mansion was...
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Jay Brothers
Sep 3, 20222 min read
Tusculum farm: Home of "Father of Tennessee History"
The home of the “Father of Tennessee History,” Tusculum farm was owned by Judge John Haywood (1753-1826) and Martha Ann Edwards Haywood...
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Jay Brothers
Sep 3, 20222 min read
Buchanan Log House: Nashville Airport Helps Save Historic Roots
Buchanan Log House was built in 1807 at 2910 Elm Hill Pike by James Buchanan (1767-1841). James’ parents, Archibald and Agnes Buchanan,...
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Jay Brothers
Sep 2, 20222 min read
Wyatt Hall: Deep Methodist, South Ties Plus Horse Racing (KY & TN)
334 Franklin Rd. Franklin, TN Circa 1800-1810. 2-story Federal style The home was built between 1800-1810 on Hwy 31 about a mile north of...
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Jay Brothers
Sep 1, 20222 min read
Bellemont/ Foxland Hall/ Foxland Manor: Sumner Co. horse farm legacy
Bellemont/ Foxland Hall was built about 1836 near Station Camp Creek in Gallatin by Thomas Anderson Baber (1796-1844) and Lucy Ann...
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Jay Brothers
Sep 1, 20222 min read
Thomas C. Black House/ Old Black Place/ Evergreen
Photo by rossograph Also known as Old Black Place and later as Evergreen, the Thomas C. Black House sits at 4431 Lebanon Rd. in...
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Jay Brothers
Sep 1, 20222 min read
Collier-Crichlow House: He only got a few months
The Collier-Crichlow House sits at 511 East Main in Murfreesboro. The 8,000 square foot home was built in 1878 in asymetrical Second...
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Jay Brothers
Aug 31, 20222 min read
The Crest/ Hillcrest/ Crestland: About 75 Historic Years in Murfreesboro
Photo from Brian Lamb In the 1830s, Legrand Hargis Carney (1808-1884) and Catherine Wells Lytle Carney (1814-1892) built The Crest (aka...
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Jay Brothers
Aug 30, 20222 min read
Logan Henderson Farm/ Farmington
The Henderson House at the Logan Henderson Farm/ Farmington was originally built in 1816 and greatly expanded in 1842. Col. James...
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Jay Brothers
Aug 30, 20223 min read
Ridley-Buchanan House/ Ridley's Landing
Eighteen oh-eight was an important year for Moses Ridley (1782-1864): He wed Catherine Harwood Buchanan (1793-1841) and shared a 274 acre...
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Jay Brothers
Aug 29, 20223 min read
Mansfield-Cheatham House/ Simmons House
Photo by nyttend Richard Cheatham (1799-1845), a prominent businessman, married Susan Saunders (1802-1867) in 1817. In 1803, Cheatham and...
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Jay Brothers
Aug 29, 20222 min read
The Beeches/ John Woodard House
Photo by Kerry Roberts The Beeches/ John Woodard House was built in 1867 by Judge John Woodard (1825-1903) and Julia Porter Woodard...
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Jay Brothers
Aug 29, 20222 min read
Northington-Beach House/ The Rose Garden
The Northington-Beach House was built in 1886 for Michael Carr Northington (1850-1913) and Nannie Virginia Neblett Northington...
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Jay Brothers
Aug 27, 20222 min read
Annoatuck: Famed Architect Nathan Vaught's First
This home was evidently the first one built by famed carpenter Nathan Vaught. Maj. John Brown II (1738-1812) and Jane McDowell Brown...
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Jay Brothers
Aug 26, 20223 min read
Mile End - Home to School to Sears
Current Eighth Ave. South near roundabout Nashville, TN Circa 1813. Colonial brick home Mile End was located a mile southeast from...
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