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Homestead Manor: Early Thompson's Station & 3 Daughters Wed 3 Brothers!
The Giddens and the Buford families were close - offspring married one another. Three Giddens sisters wed three Buford brothers and one...
Jay Brothers
Jan 28, 20233 min read
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Mark Montgomery Andrews Place
Lewisburg Pk Franklin, TN Circa 1812. 2-story log home Henry B. Reams (1786-1836) and Sarah “Sally” North Reams (1795-1835) built this...
Jay Brothers
Jan 28, 20231 min read
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Windermere: Part of the Eastern Flank of the Battle of Franklin
1344 Carnton Lane Franklin, TN Circa 1887 - unclear whether there was a structure existing . Originally a 1-story Eastlake gable home -...
Jay Brothers
Jan 23, 20234 min read
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Brentwood Hall/ Ellington Agricultural Center - Part of Rogers Caldwell's Legend
440 Hogan Rd. (off Franklin Rd.) Nashville, TN Circa 1927. Large 2-story Greek Revival mansion modeled after The Hermitage Photo from...
Jay Brothers
Jan 18, 20232 min read
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Cox House @ Harpeth Academy: One of the last Mansions built in 1800s Franklin
150 Franklin Rd. Franklin, TN Circa 1891. Large 2-story red brick home Photo by Skye Marthaler In the early 1890s, Nicholas Nichol Cox...
Jay Brothers
Jan 18, 20232 min read
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John H. Hunter House/ Rivers Meet/ McCullough House - Early Leipers Fork Settler
Old Highway 96 & Carl Rd. Leipers Fork, TN Circa 1875. 2-story brick Italianate home In 1875, Col. John Henry Hunter (1828-1906) and...
Jay Brothers
Jan 18, 20231 min read
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William S. Campbell House/ Magnolia Hall
Photo by Skye Marthaler The William S. Campbell House / Magnolia Hall was built about 1840 at 600 Boyd Mill Ave. off Hwy 96 in Franklin....
Jay Brothers
Jan 18, 20232 min read
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Samuel B. Lee House/ Maplewood Farm
3085 Duplex-Spring Hill Rd. Franklin, TN Circa 1835. 2-story frame home. Samuel Brown Lee, Sr. (1768-1865) and Susan Amanda Napier Lee...
Jay Brothers
Jan 18, 20232 min read
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Brookland (Brookdale)
Located off Highway 96 in Arrington, Brookland (also called Brookdale) was built by John Samuel Claybrooke (1808-1892) and Mary Ann...
Jay Brothers
Jan 18, 20232 min read
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William Ogilvie House/ Maplecrest Farm
The Ogilvie House was built at 6991 Arno-Allisona Rd. in the College Grove area. Around 1800, William Ogilvie II (1728-1813) and Mary...
Jay Brothers
Jan 17, 20231 min read
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Foxview
Foxview was built in 1835 in Brentwood on Old Smyrna Rd.(current address 9134) by Alexander Ewing Sneed (1812-1852) on land received from...
Jay Brothers
Jan 17, 20231 min read
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Brentvale Farm: Ties to Meharry Medical College
Old Smyrna Rd. Brentwood, TN Circa 1830. Brentvale Farm was established originally in 1830 by William Temple Sneed (1801-1869) on Old...
Jay Brothers
Jan 17, 20232 min read
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John Winstead House(s)/ Pleasant Hill: A Trio of Preserved Homes
Photo by Skye Marthaler In 1827, John Matthews Winstead (1807-1896) married Nancy S. Whitfield (1811-1885). The couple settled on land he...
Jay Brothers
Jan 17, 20231 min read
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James P. Johnson House/ Laurel Hill
4329 Columbia Pike Circa 1854. 2-story red brick Greek Revival home Built on Highway 31 south of West Harpeth Road, the James P. Johnson...
Jay Brothers
Jan 14, 20232 min read
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Alpheus Truett Place: First Nursery Business in Tennessee
228 Franklin Rd. on the old Nashville Pike (just south of the current The Factory at Franklin) Built in 1846. A 2-story Greek Revival...
Jay Brothers
Jan 14, 20232 min read
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Old Town/ Thomas Brown House
Thomas Brown (1800-1870) and Margaret Smith Bennett Hunter Brown (1807-1888) moved to Williamson County from Virginia in 1822. Photo from...
Jay Brothers
Jan 14, 20232 min read
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Oak Hall/ Century Oak: Ties with City Hotel, Commerce Union Bank & Jackalope Brewing!
Photo by Skye Marthaler Oak Hall / Century Oak sits at 1704 Wilson Pike just north of Ravenswood. James H. Wilson II built the 2 story...
Jay Brothers
Jan 14, 20232 min read
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Thomas Shute House/ Creekside
Built on Franklin Rd. (US 31) near the current Mack Hatcher Parkway, Thomas Shute built this 2 story Greek Revival home about 1835. Photo...
Jay Brothers
Jan 14, 20231 min read
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James Johnston Home/ Isola Bella/ Thurso: Oman's Pioneering Rebirth of Brentwood
1112 Franklin Rd. Brentwood, TN Circa 1840. Photo by Skye Marthaler Isola Bella / Thurso was built by James Johnston (1810-1884) and...
Jay Brothers
Jan 14, 20232 min read
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Nicholas Tate Perkins House/ Poplar Grove/ Two Rivers
3104 Del Rio Pike Franklin, TN Circa 1820. 2-story red brick Federal style home Photo by Skye Marthaler Col. Nicholas Tate Perkins...
Jay Brothers
Jan 14, 20232 min read
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