Boscobel was located in East Nashville on Sevier St. near South Seventh on a corner of the Shelby estate. Photo from Nashville blogspot...

Fatherland St. bordered by Russell, Main, and South Third Sts. Nashville, TN Circa early 1820s. Shelby Hall hosted one of the most storied Nashville families in Nashville history. Dr. John and Anna Maria Shelby were important pioneers in early Nashville. Dr. John Shelby (1785-1859) and wife Anna Maria Green Minick Shelby (1793-1873) built Shelby Hall (soon renamed Fatherland) in East Nashville. His parents, David and Sarah Bledsoe Shelby, were one of the first settlers in wha