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Jay Brothers
Dec 28, 20241 min read
Patterson Place: An Early Virginia Settler
5148 Rippy Rd. Springfield, TN Circa 1811-1820 Patrick Patterson and Mary "Polly" Patterson came from Fairfax, VA in 1798 to what became...
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Jay Brothers
Dec 6, 20242 min read
Dr. Martin Walton House/ Cook-Tate Home
6354 Highway 25 East Springfield, TN Circa 1809. 2-story Federal brick/ 1870 remodel to 2-story Italianate style Photo by beachmissions...
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Jay Brothers
Jan 12, 20231 min read
Russell House
Photo by Nyttend Built in 1935, the Russell House was built in Colonial Revival style and sits on 71 acres. Its address is 2520 Memorial...
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Jay Brothers
Jan 12, 20231 min read
Granville Babb Sprouse House
The Granville Babb Sprouse House is located at 205 West College St. in Greenbriar. Granville Babb Sprouse (1863-1947) and Delphia Briggs...
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Jay Brothers
Jan 12, 20232 min read
Glenraven
Constructed on Washington Rd. in Cedar Hill, Glenraven is a 3-story Victorian style house. Built between 1897-1902, it was owned by Jane...
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Jay Brothers
Jan 12, 20231 min read
Samuel Mitchell House (Robertson Co.)
The Mitchell House was located near the Kentucky line in Guthrie near Hwy 41. (Samuel) Findley Mitchell (1806-1896) moved to Robertson...
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Jay Brothers
Jan 12, 20232 min read
Sudley Place: A Distiller's Home
Photo by drsowell Sudley Place was built by Dr. Samuel Bowling Brown (1829-1891) and Ann J. Baird Brown (1821-1882) in 1856. Constructed...
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Jay Brothers
Jan 12, 20231 min read
Rock Jolly: Advertising with Farming on the Side
Rock Jolly is located off Hwy 52 on Rock House Rd. in Cross Plains. It was built in 1830 by William Johnson. The home is a rare example...
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Jay Brothers
Jan 12, 20232 min read
William Randolph House/ Villines Inn
Through most of the 19th century, a well-known inn welcomed travelers on the main route between Gallatin and Springfield in northern...
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Jay Brothers
Jan 12, 20232 min read
An Original TN Distiller: Arthur Pitt Home & Distillery
Photo by Wingerham52 The Arthur Pitt House and Distillery sits on Hwy 49/ Orlinda Pike in Springfield. The one story brick house was...
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Jay Brothers
Jan 12, 20232 min read
Woodard Hall - Oldest Farm in Robertson Co. TN
Photo by Josephine G. Larsen One of the Robertson County pillars of distilling, Woodard descendants remain on their same property at 5876...
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Jay Brothers
Jan 10, 20232 min read
Cornsilk - An "Agrarian" Connection
Cornsilk/ Thomas Stringer House sits on Highland Rd. near Cross Plains. Thomas Stringer (1819-1900) and Eustacia Ann Nimmo Stringer...
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Jay Brothers
Aug 29, 20223 min read
Mansfield-Cheatham House/ Simmons House
Photo by nyttend Richard Cheatham (1799-1845), a prominent businessman, married Susan Saunders (1802-1867) in 1817. In 1803, Cheatham and...
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Jay Brothers
Aug 29, 20222 min read
The Beeches/ John Woodard House
Photo by Kerry Roberts The Beeches/ John Woodard House was built in 1867 by Judge John Woodard (1825-1903) and Julia Porter Woodard...
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Jay Brothers
Aug 19, 20222 min read
Washington Hall - The Washington Kids' Competition
Was off Turnersville Rd. near Wessyngton Plantation house Built in 1996. 3-story white brick mansion George Augustine Washington Jr....
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Jay Brothers
Aug 18, 20222 min read
Frazer Hill: A Country Getaway
Anderson Branch Rd. (Cedar Hill) Cedar Hill, TN Circa 1880. Frazer Hill was a country house built by Mary Washington Frazer (1855-1928)...
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Jay Brothers
Aug 18, 20221 min read
Meridian Hill
Merrit Springs Rd. Robertson Co. TN Circa 1830. Large 2-story Greek Revival home Joel Battle Fort (1805-1867) married Nancy Carr Metcalfe...
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Jay Brothers
Aug 10, 20223 min read
Wessyngton Plantation: America's Largest Tobacco Plantation and provider of Dark-Fired Tobacco
Sulphur Fork Cedar Hill, TN Circa 1819. Huge brick Federal mansion Photo by Jack Boucher, U.S. Park Service Wessyngton was one of the...
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