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Bellwood/ Uxor Hill - His Wife's Hill
Photo from Daily News Journal/ S Harbers Col. Hardy Murfree died without a will, and because his holdings were so extensive (over 22,000...
Jay Brothers
Jan 13, 20232 min read


Dement House/ Colonial Acres
Photo by rossograph The Dement House/ Colonial Acres sits at 7421 Cainsvile Pike in Lascassas northeast of Murfreesboro. Abner Dement...
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Jan 12, 20231 min read
Civil Order: Rev. Williams' Haven
Located 2.5 miles south of Holt’s Corner, the Rev. James A. Williams (1785-1850) and Sarah Allison Williams (1789-1843) built the first...
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Jan 12, 20232 min read


Springfield/ Smith House/ Washington House
General John Smith built “one of the biggest houses “ in Rutherford County between 1805-09 - a large 2 story brick dwelling. Photo from...
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Jan 12, 20232 min read


Enoch H. Jones House
Photo by rossograph Originally built of logs in 1796, it was greatly renovated in 1850. Ezra Jones (1772-1839) and Margaret Hunt Jones...
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Jan 12, 20232 min read


Early Rutherford Pioneer: Espyland aka. Espey's Branch
Just northeast of Smyrna, off a path that became Old Jefferson Pike, James Espey settled a family Revolutionary War land grant. His...
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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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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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Jan 12, 20231 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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Jan 12, 20232 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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Jan 12, 20231 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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Jan 12, 20232 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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Jan 12, 20231 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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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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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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Jan 12, 20232 min read
Watson-Richardson Resid. (Richview)
Built for Thomas Jefferson (T.J.) Watson (1818-1900) and Elizabeth Ann “Bettie” Rudolph Watson (1827-1892) in 1865, the Watson-Richardson...
Jay Brothers
Jan 11, 20232 min read
Minglewood - the Cunningham homestead (my great, grandparents)
Was 1650 Hopkinsville Hwy at Quinn Lane Clarksville, TN Circa 1867. 2-story brick Second Empire style home Edward Drane (1848-1920) built...
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Jan 11, 20233 min read


Drane-Patch-Catlett Place
Near West and Home Aves. Clarksville, TN Circa 1865. 2-story brick with stone accents. Sitting on twenty or more acres, Elizabeth Jane...
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Jan 11, 20231 min read


Oneal-Townley Home
103 Union St. Clarksville, TN Circa 1856. 2-story yellow frame Italianate style This historic home is an Italianate frame structure on...
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Jan 11, 20232 min read


Frech-Buck House
102 Union St. Clarksville, TN Circa 1842. s-story yellow frame home with entire front porch. The Frech-Buck House is a 2 story yellow...
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Jan 11, 20232 min read

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