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Jay Brothers
Oct 21, 20222 min read
Hillcote
Hillcote was built in 1914 at 3800 Woodlawn Dr. Photo from Compass Realty Several sources cite 1914 as the construction date but the...
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Jay Brothers
Oct 19, 20222 min read
Breezemont at Stokes Farm
Walter and Nellie Stokes had a great view. Their Breeezemont mansion overlooked the hillside south from Hillsboro Rd. South to what is...
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Jay Brothers
Oct 12, 20223 min read
Westview/ Walton-Brown Home (Davidson Co.)
Westview/ Walton-Brown Home originally had 200 acres and was located at 1508 Dickerson Pike. In 1850, Capt. William Bowen Walton...
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Jay Brothers
Oct 10, 20222 min read
Beech Grove: Ties to Bellevue area
8423 Old Harding Pike Nashville, TN Circa 1851. 2-story white frame home Beech Grove is on Old Harding Pike near the Davidson/ Williamson...
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Jay Brothers
Oct 9, 20223 min read
Longview (Leafy Lot)
Longview, located at 811 Caldwell Lane near Franklin Pike, was built in 1842 for Henry Laurence Norvell (1818-1874) and Laura Jane Sevier...
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Jay Brothers
Oct 7, 20222 min read
Lynnlawn
Per a F.O. Beasley map listed on Nashville History Blogspot, the mansion fronted on Gallatin Rd. and sat on about 8 acres. It was a huge...
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Jay Brothers
Oct 7, 20223 min read
Tulip Grove (Poplar Grove): Bunch of Ties to other Homes
Tulip Grove (originally Poplar Grove) was built in 1836 on Lebanon Rd. by Andrew Jackson Donelson (1799-1871) and Emily Tennessee...
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Jay Brothers
Oct 6, 20223 min read
Mt. Solitude (Mark Cockrill mansion)
Current Delaware Ave. & 51st St. Nashville, TN Circa 1822. Large 2-story home with columned front Mark Robertson Cockrill (1788-1873)...
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Jay Brothers
Oct 6, 20222 min read
Beverly Toon House/ Riverside
4260 Arno Rd. Franklin, TN Circa 1857. 2-story frame home. Photo by rossograph It is a 2 story frame home built in 1857. Beverly...
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Jay Brothers
Oct 5, 20221 min read
Y.M. Rizer House/ Mapleshade
2950 Del Rio Ct. Franklin, TN Circa 1874. 2-story Italianate and Second Empire home Photo by Skye Marthaler Y. M. Rizer House /...
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Jay Brothers
Oct 3, 20223 min read
Mooreland: Still a Centerpiece in Brentwood
South of Old Hickory BL/ Franklin Pk Brentwood, TN Circa 1838-1840s. 2-story brick Greek Revival home Photo by Skye Marthaler Mooreland,...
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Jay Brothers
Sep 28, 20222 min read
Constantine Sneed House/ Windy Hill
Photo by NorNormalas 9135 Old Smyrna Rd. Brentwood, TN Cifca 1825. 2-story red brick home Constantine Sneed House / Windy Hill was built...
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Jay Brothers
Sep 27, 20222 min read
Ravenswood: Named for Sam Houston's nickname
Ravenswood was built by James Hazard Wilson II (1800-1869) and wife & cousin, Emeline Wilson (1808-1860), at 1825 Wilson Pike in 1825....
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Jay Brothers
Sep 26, 20222 min read
Montpier/ Nicholas Perkins House
Photo by Skye Marthaler 1213 Montpier Dr. Franklin, TN Circa 1821. 2.5 story Federal style home Montpier / Nicholas Perkins House, built...
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Jay Brothers
Sep 26, 20222 min read
Cool Springs Farm/ Cool Spring Galleria area
Crockett Park. Original location near Mallory Lane. Circa 1830/ remodeled later. 2 story log house. Photo from...
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Jay Brothers
Sep 25, 20221 min read
Allen House/ Allendale: A Century of same family ownership
The Allen House/ Allendale was built in 1848 on Allen-Griffey Rd. in Tennessee Federal style. Capt. Abraham Allen (1750-1825), Sr. and...
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Jay Brothers
Sep 24, 20221 min read
Beechlawn (Advance and Retreat)
2799 Pulaski Pike (U.S. 31) south of Columbia Columbia, TN Circa 1853. 2-story Greek Revival mansion with wings & 4-column front portico...
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Jay Brothers
Sep 23, 20223 min read
Barrow's Hill/ Stegar Brick: A Founder of Ryman Auditorium
In 1811, Matthew Barrow (1784-1855) and Martha (Patsy) Childress Barrow (1789-1872) bought 141 acres near present-day 31st Ave. North and...
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Jay Brothers
Sep 22, 20222 min read
Grundy Place/ Polk Place: He Enjoyed for 30 Days-She resided 40 years
Polk Place/ Grundy Place was built around 1819 by Felix Grundy (1777-1840) and Anne Phillips Rogers Grundy (1779-1847) on Vine St. (now...
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Jay Brothers
Sep 21, 20222 min read
Kennesaw Farm
Kennesaw was built on Nashville Pike between Hendersonville and Gallatin. Washington LaFayette “Fate” Baber (1824-1863) and Martha Jane...
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