Hartman-Alexander-Dee-Stroop House/ Erin-Aeol House
Former 1433 North Maple/ Lebanon Pk (current Memorial BL) Murfreesboro, TN Circa 1871-1887. 2-story Greek Revival home with a tower From...
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Jay Brothers
Jan 28, 20232 min read
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 25, 20232 min read
Riverside Farm/ Pierce-Randolph House (Rutherford Co.): Beside Searcy-Mathews-Tarpley Home
1218 West Jefferson Pk. Walter Hill, TN Circa 1831. 2-story white frame home with 2-story columns at front portico Photo from Susan...
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Jay Brothers
Jan 23, 20233 min read
Benjamin Rucker Home/ Maple Grove/ The Betty Place
Photo by rossograph Built in 1832 at 3978 Betty Ford Rd. in Compton, the Benjamin Rucker Home sits near the East Fork of Stones River....
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Jay Brothers
Jan 23, 20231 min read
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, 20232 min read
Doughty House/ Elliott-Kimbro-Doughty-Howse-Miles House
223 East Lytle St. Murfreesboro, TN Circa 1848. In 1848, Adaline “Amanda” Bowman Elliott (1803-1886) built this home on East Lytle St.,...
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Jay Brothers
Jan 23, 20232 min read
Charles Ready Home/ The Corners: Founder of Readyville
The Charles Ready Home/ The Corners was built on U.S. Hwy 70 South in Readyville, on the East Fork of the Stones River. Photo by Brian...
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Jay Brothers
Jan 23, 20231 min read
William B. Jordan Farm/ Cedar Hall Farm
2665 Taylor Lane Eagleville, TN Circa 1847. 2-story Greek Revival/ Italanate Photo by rossograph The William B. Jordan is the only...
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Jay Brothers
Jan 13, 20232 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20231 min read
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, 20232 min read
Ewing House/ Jordan-Ewing-Nelson-McElroy House/ Louisa School
512 N. Highland near Greenland Dr. Faced High St. between Burton and Liberty Built in 1856. 2 story home with columns and a 2nd floor...
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Jay Brothers
Jan 13, 20231 min read
Jarman Farm/ Penuel Farm
Photo by wbgarman Located on 9499 Route 2 Cainsville Pike in Lascassas, the Jarman farm was built between 1850-1860 by Robert Hall Jarman...
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Jay Brothers
Jan 13, 20231 min read
William Harrison McCord Home
Photo by rossograph Located on U.S. Hwy 41A in Eagleville, Dr. William H. McCord (1838-1896) and Sarah Macon Williams McCord (1845-1890)...
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Jay Brothers
Jan 13, 20232 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20232 min read
Springfield/ Smith House/ Washington House
General John Smith built “one of the biggest houses “ in Rutherford County between 1805-09 - a large 2 story brick dwelling. Photo from...
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Jay Brothers
Jan 12, 20232 min read
Enoch H. Jones House
Photo by rossograph Originally built of logs in 1796, it was greatly renovated in 1850. Ezra Jones (1772-1839) and Margaret Hunt Jones...
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Jay Brothers
Jan 12, 20231 min read
Early Rutherford Pioneer: Espyland aka. Espey's Branch
Just northeast of Smyrna, off a path that became Old Jefferson Pike, James Espey settled a family Revolutionary War land grant. His...
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Jay Brothers
Nov 29, 20222 min read
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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