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Three Terraces: Miss Ellen's "Almost" Nashville Home
2006 Lombardy St. (off Hillsboro Rd.) Nashville, TN Circa started 1920 & completed 1930s. 2-story red brick home Photo from Redfin.com...
Jay Brothers
Nov 14, 20221 min read


Lindon Mansion at Montgomery Hill: South of Belmont Plantation
Cedar Lane near Brightwood Ave. Nashville, TN Circa 1828 Lindon Mansion was owned by Col. Alexander Barclay (A.B.)”Alex” Montgomery (1802-1885) and his wife, Davidella Flournoy Montgomery (1813-1898)(m.1831). Col. Montgomery had built the mansion south of the Belmont/ Montvale estate on a hill near Cedar Lane. The mansion was used as a summer residence. At one point, the estate reached over 200 acres. The Montgomery Hill Plantation likely stretched from about 26th Ave. South
Jay Brothers
Nov 4, 20222 min read


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


Barrow's Hill/ Stegar Brick: A Founder of Ryman Auditorium
31st Ave. North and Charlotte Ave. Nashville, TN Circa 1834. 3 story mansion In 1811, Matthew Barrow (1784-1855) and Martha (Patsy) Childress Barrow (1789-1872)(m.1808) bought 141 acres near present-day 31st Ave. North and Charlotte Ave. Patsy was the second oldest white child born in Davidson county. The mansion faced Charlotte Ave. As they prospered, the farm acreage increased to 500-600 acres and reached along both sides of Charlotte. Barrow was Register of Deeds for David
Jay Brothers
Sep 23, 20223 min read


Mile End - Home to School to Sears
Current Eighth Ave. South near roundabout Nashville, TN Circa 1813. Colonial brick home Mile End was located a mile southeast from...
Jay Brothers
Aug 26, 20223 min read


Brook House
4431 Tyne BL Nashville, TN Circa 1932. 2-story Georgian style home Brook House was built by Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Webster at Tyne Blvd...
Jay Brothers
Aug 15, 20222 min read


Woodstock (1)(Capt. John Bradford)/ Zenaida
Was near current 4510 Granny White Pike (former Middle Franklin Pk) Nashville, TN Circa 1800. Image from Nashville Public Lib. Digital...
Jay Brothers
Aug 13, 20222 min read


Maplewood - one of the early communities north of Nashville
Image of Maplewood-1888. Drawing from Maplewood Neighbors Gallatin Pike Nashville, TN Early 1800s. 2-story home Maplewood was located on...
Jay Brothers
Aug 6, 20222 min read


Hewitt-Childress Home - early settlement in Nations/ McCabe Park area
Corner of 51st Ave. North & Nebraska Ave. Nashville, TN Circa 1795-1900. 2-story home Between 1795-1800, Judge Robert Hewitt and Lydia Ann Shute Hewitt (1783-1845) built their homestead. They wed about 1800. Judge Hewitt was a commissioned justice of the peace in 1799 and when the Davidson County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions was created in 1828, he was appointed chairman. His daughter, Emily D. Hewitt Childress (1800-1844) and husband Edwin Hickman Childress (1791-1865
Jay Brothers
Aug 6, 20222 min read


Early Outpost in South Nashville: Rains Station/ Woodycrest
Near Rains Ave. Nashville, TN Circa 1784 blockhouse/ unk Woodycrest home In 1784, Capt. John Rains (1753-1834) and Christina Gowens Rains...
Jay Brothers
May 30, 20222 min read


Grayswood (P.M. Estes)/ Harpeth Hall School
3801 Hobbs Ave. Nashville, TN Circa 1924. 2-story brick From a lovely mansion to a lovely school campus. Patrick Mann (P.M.) Estes...
Jay Brothers
May 19, 20222 min read

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