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D. N. Kennedy Home
The Kennedy Home stood at 221 South Second St. for over a century prior to being torn down in the 1960s. It was a 2 story brick home...
Jay Brothers
Jan 11, 20232 min read
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White Hall (Whitehall) (Clarksville)
Photo by Skye Marthaler Built on Old Mill Rd. near Old Hopkinsville Pike, Fielding L. Williams (?-1813) and Lucy Williams built the house...
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Riverview (Montgomery Co.)/ Benfolly: A Literary Sanctuary
Photo from Eleanor Williams The home holding so much area history stands west of downtown Clarksville on Cumberland Heights Rd. and was...
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Cloverlands/ Cloverdale - Earliest Home in Montgomery Co, TN
Photo by Amanda A. Blount About 1809, Charles and Barbara Walton Barker and his brother and sister-in-law, Dr. Charles N. Meriwether and...
Jay Brothers
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Mulberry Hill/ Meadowlands
Royal Ferguson built this mansion at 1818 Hampshire Pike in 1828. Ferguson was among the early settlers and entrepreneurs who started the...
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Jan 11, 20232 min read
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Whippoorwill Hills: The Music of Birds
Andrew Marshall Kerr, Sr. (1786-1864) and Clotida Moreen Kerr (1794-1854) built Whippoorwill Hills starting in 1824 and additions were...
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Walnut Grove/ Sabra Lawrence Home - Woman-owned & managed
Walnut Grove is a special property: Built for a woman and the farm managed by a woman. Willis Henry Boddie (1788-1841) accumulated over...
Jay Brothers
Jan 11, 20231 min read
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Dr. Samuel Mayes Home/ Old Mayes Place
Corner of Zion Rd. and Canaan Rd. - now Rout 1. Circa 1818. 2-story wood frame Federal home Dr. Samuel Mayes (1759-1849) and Mary...
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Mercer Hall: Another Episcopal tie
Photo from Library of Congress Mercer Hall, located in Columbia at 902 Mercer Court, was built in 1838 for Dr. William Leacock, an...
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Skipwith Hall/ Oakwood Hall
Photo by russograph Skipwith Hall/ Oakwood Hall is located at 2366 Williamsport Pike near Columbia. It was built in 1816 as a 2.5 story...
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Polk Home: Columbia keeps Pres. Polk's Legacy Alive
Polk Home was built in 1816 at 301 West 7th St. in Columbia. Samuel (1772-1827) and Jane Knox Polk (1776-1852) had moved their family...
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Jan 11, 20231 min read
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Webster Hall farm
Photo by Skye Marthaler Jonathan Webster (1767-1843) and Sarah Jossey Webster (1783-1830) married in 1805. (Jonathan’s first wife was...
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Jan 11, 20232 min read
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Ewell Farm - Home of "the widow Brown" and Gen. Ewell
Depot Lane Columbia, TN Circa 1810/ renovated 1867. Renovated to Italianate villa style Photo by Hal Jesperson Sitting on an initial...
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Jan 11, 20233 min read
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Antrim Farm - 1st Brick House south of Duck River
Photo from Visit Columbia When Rev. Joseph Brown inherited land in what became Maury Co. and then purchased more, he settled his family...
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Jan 11, 20232 min read
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Lipscomb Place
3200 North Cross Bridges Rd. Columbia, TN Circa 1838. 2-story wood home Maj. George W. Lipscomb (1813-1888) and Mary Clarissa Erwin...
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Jan 10, 20231 min read
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Judge Nathan Green House: The Lawyers house - demolished in 2021
Photo from Historic Lebanon The Green home was host to families of lawyers. Sitting at 607 West Main St., the Nathan Green, Sr. home is a...
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Jan 10, 20232 min read
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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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Jan 10, 20232 min read
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James L. Fite House/ Fite-Fessenden House/ Fite-Fessenden Museum and Community Events Center
The James L. Fite House sits at 236 West Main St. in Lebanon. Styled with both Greek Revival and Italianate elements, the 2 story house...
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Jan 10, 20231 min read
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Dr. John Owen Campbell House/ Campbell-Ruck House
Photo by Brian Stansberry Located at 2344 Lebanon Rd. (Highway 70), the Dr. John Owen Campbell/ Campbell-Ruck House, is a 2 story...
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Jan 10, 20231 min read
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Camp Bell - Ft. Campbell Named in Owner's Honor
Photo by Brian Stansberry Camp Bell was built in 1835 in Greek Revival style on Coles Ferry Pike in Lebanon by Col. William Seawell and...
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Jan 10, 20232 min read
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