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Former 1433 North Maple/ Lebanon Pk (current Memorial BL) Murfreesboro, TN Circa 1871-1887. 2-story Greek Revival home with a tower From...
Jay Brothers
- Jan 28, 2023
- 2 min
Castlewood (Rutherford Co.): A modernized dairy farm
Castlewood was built in the early 1840s for Marman Spence (1798-1847) and Sara Wasson Spence (1791-1857). They wed in 1826. It was...
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Jay Brothers
- Jan 23, 2023
- 3 min
John Spence Home (1866): A Fashionable Move/ James Moore House (1891)
Two separate home were built on the same location. John Spence House 503 North Maple. Murfreesboro, TN/ circa 1866 - demolished by 1890...
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Jay Brothers
- Jan 23, 2023
- 1 min
Searcy-Mathews-Tarpley Home
455 West Jefferson Pike Murfreesboro, TN Circa 1850. 2-story I-structure Greek Revival Photo by rossograph Col. Anderson Searcy, Jr....
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Jay Brothers
- Jan 23, 2023
- 2 min
Oaklands/ Oak Manor: Ties to Judy Garland
Photo by rossograph Oaklands, located in Murfreesboro, was built in stages from 1813-1830 and 1857-60 by Dr. James Maney (1790-1872) and...
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Jay Brothers
- Jan 13, 2023
- 2 min
Boxwood/ T.J.B. Turner House (Rutherford Co.)
Photo by Kenneth Everett Boxwood/ Thomas J.B. Turner House was built in 1840 by Thomas Joseph Blanks (J.B.) Turner (1818-1878) and Sarah...
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Jay Brothers
- Jan 13, 2023
- 2 min
Childress-Ray House
Located at 225 North Academy St. in Murfreesboro, the Childress-Ray House was built in 1847 for James “Jim” Bivins (1796-1860) and...
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Jay Brothers
- Jan 13, 2023
- 1 min
Landsberger-Gerhardt Home
The Landsberger-Gerhardt Home/ Fite Anderson House is located at 435 North Spring St. in Murfreesboro. The home was built circa 1855 and...
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Jay Brothers
- Jan 13, 2023
- 1 min
Caff-E Hill Farm
Located in Readyville at 3883 Cripple Creek Rd., Caff-E-Hill Farm was established in 1859 by James Newton Caffey (1823-1892) and Mary H....
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Jay Brothers
- Jan 13, 2023
- 2 min
Marymont: One of the last built
Marymont, located at 1124 Rucker Lane west of Murfreesboro, is the last of the huge antebellum mansions. Aaron Jenkins (1750-1807) came...
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Jay Brothers
- Jan 13, 2023
- 2 min
Elmwood/ Hord House (Rosehill)
Elmwood is located at 5722 Old Nashville Highway near Murfreesboro. Photo from Daily News Journal Built in 1842 in Greek Revival style,...
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Jay Brothers
- Jan 13, 2023
- 2 min
Bellwood/ Uxor Hill - His Wife's Hill
Photo from Daily News Journal/ S Harbers Col. Hardy Murfree died without a will, and because his holdings were so extensive (over 22,000...
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Jay Brothers
- Jan 12, 2023
- 1 min
Dement House/ Colonial Acres
Photo by rossograph The Dement House/ Colonial Acres sits at 7421 Cainsvile Pike in Lascassas northeast of Murfreesboro. Abner Dement...
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Jay Brothers
- Jan 6, 2023
- 1 min
It it Gone: The House of Mayors/ Collier-Lane-Crichlow
See Collier-Lane-Crichlow update blog: The historic home was demolished as it was in great disrepair. It has been vacant since 2018 with...
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Jay Brothers
- Nov 29, 2022
- 2 min
Collier-Lane-Crichlow House/ The Mayors: Four Relatives-4 Mayors
Located at 500 North Spring St., the Collier-Lane-Crichlow House was built in 1850 in Southern National vernacular style. Sterling P....
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Jay Brothers
- Oct 29, 2022
- 2 min
Arnold-Harrell House/ Locksley Hall/ Daffodil Hill
Located at 1710 East Main St (originally Woodbury Pike) in Murfreesboro, the Arnold-Harrell House was built about 1860. Capt. Edwin A....
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Jay Brothers
- Sep 1, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
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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