Washington Miller House/ Cedar Winds
Washington William Miller (1811-1892) and Susan Jane Hadley Miller (1813-1884) built the home in 1851 as a 4 over 4 home. His family...
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Jay Brothers
Jan 23, 20231 min read
Gillespie-Brown House: The Almost Wedding Gift
In 1830, Samuel Gillespie built what he wanted to be the “grandest house in Columbia” for his new bride-to-be. Sparing no expense, he...
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Jay Brothers
Jan 17, 20232 min read
Spencer Buford Home/ Roderick Farm
Photo by Wptitus Spencer Buford (1778-1845) and Elizabeth Giddens Buford (1783-1832) built their home on part of her family’s Homestead...
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Jay Brothers
Jan 16, 20231 min read
Manor Hall
Photo from TSLA Manor Hall built by Martin Luther Stockard (1821-1877) and Ann Elizabeth Caldwell Stockard (1833-1865) in 1859 is in Mt....
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Jay Brothers
Jan 16, 20233 min read
Blythewood: Famous Architect Grandson & Tie to Belmont Man.
109 Blythewood Dr. Columbia, TN Circa 1856-59. 2-story French Colonial style home Blythewood was built on Blythewood Dr. near Trotwood...
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Jay Brothers
Jan 16, 20232 min read
A Second Empire on West 7th: Church House/ Barrow House
312 West 7th St. Columbia, TN Circa 1873. 3-story Second Empire style Photo by Matt Locke Sims Craig Latta (1840-1934) and Mary Cordelia...
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Jay Brothers
Jan 16, 20233 min read
Rippavilla/ Meadowbrook/ Houston Hall
Photo by Hal Jespersons Rippavilla was built between 1852-1855 in Spring Hill by Nathaniel “Nat” Francis Cheairs IV (1818-1914) & Susan...
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Jay Brothers
Jan 16, 20232 min read
Shadowlawn/ Elmwood/ Hughes Place
In 1851, Judge Archelaus Madison Hughes (1811-1898) bought 14 acres from the estate of Patrick Maguire. He and 2nd wife Mattie B. Neill...
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Jay Brothers
Jan 16, 20232 min read
Martin Cheairs Home/ Ferguson Hall
Photo by Hal Jespersen The Martin Cheairs Home/ Ferguson Hall was built by Dr. John Haddox in Columbia in 1853. Dr. Haddox was a...
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Jay Brothers
Jan 16, 20232 min read
Hamilton Place/ Polk-Yeatman Home
Hamilton Place/ Polk-Yeatman Home was built on the Columbia Hwy in 1832 by Col. William Polk for his son Lucius Junius Polk (1802-1870)...
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Jay Brothers
Jan 11, 20232 min read
Mulberry Hill/ Meadowlands
Royal Ferguson built this mansion at 1818 Hampshire Pike in 1828. Ferguson was among the early settlers and entrepreneurs who started the...
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Jay Brothers
Jan 11, 20232 min read
Whippoorwill Hills: The Music of Birds
Andrew Marshall Kerr, Sr. (1786-1864) and Clotida Moreen Kerr (1794-1854) built Whippoorwill Hills starting in 1824 and additions were...
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Jay Brothers
Jan 11, 20232 min read
Dr. Samuel Mayes Home/ Old Mayes Place
Corner of Zion Rd. and Canaan Rd. - now Rout 1. Circa 1818. 2-story wood frame Federal home Dr. Samuel Mayes (1759-1849) and Mary...
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Jay Brothers
Nov 18, 20222 min read
George Webster House/ Babcock Home/ Liberty Hall
The George Webster House was built in 1844 near the Cross Bridges area on Sawdust Rd. (current address is 3034 Hampshire Pk) by George...
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Jay Brothers
Sep 24, 20221 min read
Beechlawn (Advance and Retreat)
Beechlawn is a Greek Revival house built in 1853 for Major Amos Wiley Warfield (1829-1866) and Cornelia Francis Warfield (1834-1912). It...
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Jay Brothers
Sep 17, 20222 min read
Booker Place: Ties with Ingram and Smiser families
4504 Scott Hollow Rd. Culleoka, TN Circa 1828. 1.5 story Federal home Photo by rossograph Booker Place (aka: Merritt H. Booker House,...
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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
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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