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Jay Brothers
Jan 23, 20233 min read
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, 20232 min read
Oaklands/ Oak Manor: Ties to Judy Garland
901 North Maney Ave. Murfreesboro, TN Circa 1813. Renovated 1857 to Italianate style Photo by rossograph Oaklands was built in stages...
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Jay Brothers
Jan 13, 20232 min read
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 12, 20231 min read
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
Oct 29, 20222 min read
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
Oct 28, 20221 min read
Whitehall Plantation
Albert Gallatin Henderson (1819-1875) built Whitehall in 1840. Photo from rutherfordcotn.org The mansion was located near what was J. S....
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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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