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John Herbert House/ Breezeway
This working farm of the Herbert family saw 13 children grow up. Photo by Skye Marthaler Breezeway sits at 3201 Herbert Dr. off...
Jay Brothers
Oct 30, 20222 min read
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Grassland/ William Leaton House
Photo by Skye Marthaler Located at Hillsboro Road (Highway 431) and Manley Lane, Grassland/ William Leaton House was built by William...
Jay Brothers
Oct 29, 20223 min read
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Arnold-Harrell House/ Locksley Hall/ Daffodil Hill
Located at 1710 East Main St (originally Woodbury Pike) in Murfreesboro, the Arnold-Harrell House was built about 1860. Capt. Edwin A....
Jay Brothers
Oct 29, 20222 min read
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Whitehall Plantation
Albert Gallatin Henderson (1819-1875) built Whitehall in 1840. Photo from rutherfordcotn.org The mansion was located near what was J. S....
Jay Brothers
Oct 28, 20221 min read
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Lewis-Gracey Residence
611 Madison St. Clarksville, TN Circa 1853. Imposing 2-story Greek Revival mansion Col. George Thomas Lewis (1816-1882) and Margretta...
Jay Brothers
Oct 27, 20222 min read
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Dr. Frank Runyon Home: Brenda Runyon Started 1st All-Women Bank in U.S.
224 Union St. Clarksville, TN Circa 1850s. 3-story Queen Ann mansion The offspring of two Trenton, KY tobacco families married and moved...
Jay Brothers
Oct 27, 20222 min read
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Cumberland Hall/ Alfred A. Robb House
Photo by Sbugsyk Built at 529 York St. in 1859, the Alfred R. Robb House/ Cumberland Hall has an Italianate style. Alfred R. Robb...
Jay Brothers
Oct 26, 20222 min read
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Forbes-Mabry House
The Forbes-Mabry House was built in 1861 at 607 North Second St. by Professor William Archibald Forbes (1824-1862) and Mary Elizabeth...
Jay Brothers
Oct 26, 20222 min read
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Glennwood/ Glenn-Hudson House
145 East Glennwood Dr. Clarksville, TN Circa 1857. 2-story white brick Second Empire style home. Glennwood was built in the...
Jay Brothers
Oct 25, 20222 min read
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Hillcote
Hillcote was built in 1914 at 3800 Woodlawn Dr. Photo from Compass Realty Several sources cite 1914 as the construction date but the...
Jay Brothers
Oct 21, 20222 min read
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Breezemont at Stokes Farm
Walter and Nellie Stokes had a great view. Their Breeezemont mansion overlooked the hillside south from Hillsboro Rd. South to what is...
Jay Brothers
Oct 19, 20222 min read
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Westview/ Walton-Brown Home (Davidson Co.)
Westview/ Walton-Brown Home originally had 200 acres and was located at 1508 Dickerson Pike. In 1850, Capt. William Bowen Walton...
Jay Brothers
Oct 12, 20223 min read
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Beech Grove: Ties to Bellevue area
8423 Old Harding Pike Nashville, TN Circa 1851. 2-story white frame home Beech Grove is on Old Harding Pike near the Davidson/ Williamson...
Jay Brothers
Oct 10, 20222 min read
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Longview (Leafy Lot)
Longview, located at 811 Caldwell Lane near Franklin Pike, was built in 1842 for Henry Laurence Norvell (1818-1874) and Laura Jane Sevier...
Jay Brothers
Oct 9, 20223 min read
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Lynnlawn
Per a F.O. Beasley map listed on Nashville History Blogspot, the mansion fronted on Gallatin Rd. and sat on about 8 acres. It was a huge...
Jay Brothers
Oct 7, 20222 min read
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Tulip Grove (Poplar Grove): Bunch of Ties to other Homes
Tulip Grove (originally Poplar Grove) was built in 1836 on Lebanon Rd. by Andrew Jackson Donelson (1799-1871) and Emily Tennessee...
Jay Brothers
Oct 7, 20223 min read
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Mt. Solitude (Mark Cockrill mansion)
Current Delaware Ave. & 51st St. Nashville, TN Circa 1822. Large 2-story home with columned front Mark Robertson Cockrill (1788-1873)...
Jay Brothers
Oct 6, 20223 min read
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Beverly Toon House/ Riverside
4260 Arno Rd. Franklin, TN Circa 1857. 2-story frame home. Photo by rossograph It is a 2 story frame home built in 1857. Beverly...
Jay Brothers
Oct 6, 20222 min read
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Y.M. Rizer House/ Mapleshade
2950 Del Rio Ct. Franklin, TN Circa 1874. 2-story Italianate and Second Empire home Photo by Skye Marthaler Y. M. Rizer House /...
Jay Brothers
Oct 5, 20221 min read
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Mooreland: Still a Centerpiece in Brentwood
South of Old Hickory BL/ Franklin Pk Brentwood, TN Circa 1838-1840s. 2-story brick Greek Revival home Photo by Skye Marthaler Mooreland,...
Jay Brothers
Oct 3, 20223 min read
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