Charlotte Ave. and Hill Ave. Nashville, TN Circa 1831. Settling on the southwestern outskirts of Nashville, Brent Spence (1796-1868) and Elizabeth Shute Spence (1799-?)(m.1824) built Casa Loma in 1831 on the crest of the hill south of the Cumberland River - just west of the present-day Richland Hills Apartments. Elizabeth’s father, John Shute, gave the couple about 300 acres. Elizabeth’s sister was Susannah Shute Harding of Belle Meade Plantation. Casa Loma was built in Greek

Was near current 2300 Eighth Ave. South (old Middle Franklin Rd.) Nashville, TN Circa 1830s. 2-story Greek Revival style mansion Woodstock (2) was built in the 1830s by brothers, Joseph Woods (1779-1859) and Robert Woods. It was located near Middle Franklin Rd. (now near 2300 8th Ave. South at the intersection of Cathey and White Aves.). It was a 2 story Greek Revival mansion with several porticos and stretched out about 3,500 acres between Franklin and Nolensville Pikes. Jos

Boscobel was located in East Nashville on Sevier St. near South Seventh on a corner of the Shelby estate. Photo from Nashville blogspot...

Vaucluse was built in 1825 in what became known as Hadley Bend by Dr. John “Dr. Jack” Livingston Hadley (1788-1870) and Amelia Hadley...

1015 Davidson Dr. Nashville, TN Circa 1825. 3-story Italianate style home The home was on Davidson Dr. at the corner of Charlotte Ave. Samuel B. Davidson, Sr. (1802-1873) purchased 327 acres and soon after bought more land from neighbor Lewis Joslin. Samuel was a soldier under Andrew Jackson in the Seminole War (1817). In 1825, he married Hannah Pugh (1804-1886). When the Davidson County Court was organized in 1835, he was named a justice of the peace for the Twelfth District

Was located on Franklin PK (near 2615 Franklin PK) near Kirkwood Ave. Circa 1822. 2-story white brick Greek Revival home Mount Alban/...

5101 Buena Vista Pike Nashville, TN Circa 1821. 2-story early Federal style home Woodlon Hall was built by Alexander Ewing (1752-1822)...

Fatherland St. bordered by Russell, Main, and South Third Sts. Nashville, TN Circa early 1820s. Shelby Hall hosted one of the most storied Nashville families in Nashville history. Dr. John and Anna Maria Shelby were important pioneers in early Nashville. Dr. John Shelby (1785-1859) and wife Anna Maria Green Minick Shelby (1793-1873) built Shelby Hall (soon renamed Fatherland) in East Nashville. His parents, David and Sarah Bledsoe Shelby, were one of the first settlers in wha

Weakley-Truett-Clark House/ Fairfax Hall is located at 415 Rosebank Ave in East Nashville. It was built in Federal style in 1820 by...

Richland Pike (current Elliston Place) Nashville, TN Circa 1821. 2-story stone Neo-Grec style mansion Burlington was built by former...

The land that became part of Hillsboro Village. Photo by nyttend Glen Oak was built in 1854 for Rev. Charles Tomes (1815-1857) and his...

Glen Echo, built about 1794 by Rev. Thomas Brown Craighead (1750-1824), was located on Gallatin Rd. (between present K-Mart and Briley...

Formerly at 5007 Gallatin Pk Nashville, TN Circa 1785. 2-story frame home with 2-level front portico Evergreen Place was built in 1785/86...

Near 4500 Nebraska Ave. Nashville, TN Circa 1904. Gave name to the iconic Sylvan Park community on the west side Sylvan Park is located in the Sylvan Park area and was built by James A. Bowling (1854-1923) and Sarah Elizabeth “Lizzie” Byron Bowling (18587-1935). It was likely on some acreage near Nebraska and 46th Ave. North. Because of pollution and congestion in downtown Nashville, many people began taking day escapes to the area outside Nashville between West End and Charl

3414 Hillsboro PK Nashville, TN Circa 1924. 2-story English-style home Thomas Howard (T.H.) Estes (1880-1966) and Sarah Willis Newsom Estes (1875-1962) moved from East Nashville in 1924 to the country south of Nashville. The home looked over the fields and farmland of the Puryear and Hampton families across the valley along what in a few years would become the Concrete Blvd/ Woodmont Blvd. They built their home on 4 acres on the hill at the southeast corner of Hillsboro Rd. a

Wildings was built in the early 1920s at 1925 East Greenwood Ave. (Eastland Ave. was originally Vaughn Pike.) Photo from Beautiful Homes...

Corner of Harding Rd. and Belle Meade BL Nashville, TN Circa 1911. Large red brick home Charles Clay Trabue (1872-1942) and Julia Malone Trabue (1874-1976) built Bonaventure on 15 acres facing Harding Pike that had been part of the Honeywood estate of Julia’s parents, Thomas and Ellen Malone. A farm road along the back of the property became the main entrance to Belle Meade Blvd in 1913 and was a second entrance to the farm. The home shared a southern border with Johnson Bran

Robincroft / Timothy Demonbreun House built in 1906 was owned by Thomas M. Robinson and Annie Robinson. Photo by Nyttend He was a...

Photo by rossograph Built at 712 Neely’s Bend Rd, it was constructed in Italian Villa style as a 2 story frame house with 11 rooms....

Elmwood was built in 1860 near Franklin Pike by William Wells (W.W.) Berry (1812-1878) and Jane Eliza White Berry (1820-1905). Photo from...