Rattle and Snap/ Oakwood Hall: A great gambling win
1522 North Main Street (U.S. Route 43/ Andrew Jackson Highway) Mt. Pleasant, TN Circa 1845. 2-story Greek Revival with 2-story front...
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Jay Brothers
Jan 23, 20232 min read
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,...
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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...
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Jan 23, 20232 min read
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)...
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Jan 23, 20231 min read
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...
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Jan 23, 20232 min read
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...
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Jan 23, 20231 min read
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...
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Jan 23, 20231 min read
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
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...
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Jan 23, 20232 min read
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...
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Jan 23, 20231 min read
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....
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Jan 23, 20231 min read
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....
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Jan 23, 20231 min read
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...
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Jan 23, 20232 min read
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...
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Jan 23, 20231 min read
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...
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Jan 23, 20232 min read
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...
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Jan 23, 20231 min read
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)...
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Jan 23, 20232 min read
Sherwood Forest
Pennington Bend in Madison Nashville, TN Circa 1928. Norman-style stone home Sherwood Forest was built on the bank of the Cumberland...
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Jan 23, 20231 min read
Beauvoir: Post Overton Hall
Sarah Gladys “Saidee” Cheney Williams Overton (1872-1963) built Beauvoir about 1930. It is my impression that Beauvoir was located in the...
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Jay Brothers
Jan 23, 20232 min read
Stone Hall: Generations in Donelson
Photo by Skye Marthaler Stone Hall, built for Dempsey W. Cantrell (1880-1965) and Nora Johnson Cantrell (1882-1959) in 1918, is located...
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