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Hilltop: Only Cockrill Home Standing
541 Stevenson St. Nashville, TN Circa 1903. 2-story red brick home In 1906, Benjamin Franklin Cockrill (1866-1936) and wife Willie Mercer...
Jay Brothers
Jan 21, 20231 min read


Top O'Woodland/ Historic B&B
Top O’Woodland was built between 1898-1904 at 1603 block of Woodland St. H.B. Hyde and J.S. Bell bought 2 lots at 1601 and 1603 Woodland...
Jay Brothers
Jan 21, 20231 min read
The Elms
current 206 & 204 Craighead Ave. Nashville TN Circa 1904. The Elms was built in Nashville on the newly developing Craighead Ave. off West...
Jay Brothers
Jan 21, 20231 min read


Elmington: Warner Family heading west
In 1901, Edwin Warner (1870-1945) and Susan Richardson Hamilton Warner (1881-1947) moved into their new home, Elmington, from the Warner...
Jay Brothers
Jan 21, 20232 min read


Overton Hall/ Crieve Hall
Overton Hall /Crieve Hall was built in Tudor style in 1900 by Jesse Maxwell Overton (1863-1922) and wife Sarah “Saidee” Cheney Williams...
Jay Brothers
Jan 21, 20232 min read


Longleat: Between the Hardings and the Comptons
Hillsboro Rd. (south of Tyne BL) Nashville, TN Circa 1910. By 1928, life was going well for Thomas J. Tyne. His company, National Life...
Jay Brothers
Jan 21, 20233 min read


Bellwood (Davidson Co.)
Current 414 Bowling Ave. Nashville, TN Circa 1900. 3-story white frame wood home with wraparound porch Bellwood was built on then Golf...
Jay Brothers
Jan 21, 20232 min read
Wayside: Brothers Wed Sisters & Live Adjacent
Built by Alexander Samuel Caldwell (1857-1905) and Margaret L. “Maggie” Winston Caldwell (1862-1933) in 1897, Wayside was a 2 story house...
Jay Brothers
Jan 21, 20231 min read


Marymount on the Cumberland: A Bishop's Retreat
Photo from George Zepp The mansion was built in 1895 by Julius Zwicker, a Nashville architect. He designed the Silver Dollar Saloon in...
Jay Brothers
Jan 21, 20231 min read


Vine Hill: Owner of Gerst Haus (Davidson Co.)
Vine Hill sat at 629 Benton Ave. - on the former Sixth Ave. South Photo from American Illustr. Co. At that time, Sixth Ave. South...
Jay Brothers
Jan 21, 20232 min read
The Herbert Home
In 1890, Maj. William G. Bush built this home for his daughter and son-in-law, Sarah “Sallie” E. Bush Herbert (1854-1917) and Thomas...
Jay Brothers
Jan 21, 20231 min read


Sevenoaks: Another Weaver home near the Nashville Airport
Murfreesboro Rd. (near current Nashville airport) Nashville, TN Circa 1890. Thomas Shadrack "T.S." Weaver (1850-1911) and wife Martha...
Jay Brothers
Jan 21, 20232 min read
Horn House/ Williams House: Reclaiming Edgefield
Built in 1888 at 800 Russell St., William L. “Will” Horn was the first owner. He was a prominent Nashville realtor. The 1.5 story...
Jay Brothers
Jan 21, 20232 min read


West Meade - A Bequest from Dad to Daughter
6204 Old Harding Pike Nashville, TN Circa 1886. 3-story red brick Victorian mansion West Meade was built on Old Harding Pike by the Hon....
Jay Brothers
Jan 21, 20232 min read


Drouillard Mansion: Federal Officer and Southern Belle-Scandalous
The mansion was constructed about 1886 by Capt. James Pierre Drouillard (1839-1892) and Mary Florence Kirkman Drouillard (1843-1905)....
Jay Brothers
Jan 21, 20232 min read


Belair (Hillsboro Rd.)
2500 Woodlawn Ave. (former Belair St.) Nashville, TN Circa post 1884. 2-story frame Victorian house Matthew "Matt" Franklin Allen...
Jay Brothers
Jan 20, 20232 min read
Noelton: A Huge Chunk of Original Green Hills
Former Middle Franklin Pike (current Granny White PK) Nashville, TN Circa early 1850s. Noelton, likely built in the early 1850s on Granny...
Jay Brothers
Jan 20, 20232 min read


Rokeby - Start of all the Hayes homes
Music Row area (current address 1908 Grand Ave.) Nashville, TN Circa 1805. Large 2.5 story mansion with 2-level front portico Rokeby was...
Jay Brothers
Jan 20, 20232 min read


Mistletoe Lodge/ Arden Place
Near Granny White Pike and Lone Oak Rd. Nashville, TN Mid-1880s. 3-story Victorian home Built in the country southeast of the future...
Jay Brothers
Jan 20, 20232 min read
Henry W. Grantland House
The Grantland House was a large house built in the mid-1880s at 610 Woodland St. Henry Wesley Grantland (1832-1926) and Elizabeth P....
Jay Brothers
Jan 20, 20231 min read

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