Photo by Cleveland Hall HOA Cleveland Hall has remained in the Donelson family from the start. The mansion has been part of the Donelson/...

2615 Franklin Rd. Nashville, TN Circa 1836. The Barrow’s Melrose Mansion overlooked the southern end of what became the Melrose area of Franklin Rd. At the site today stands the Melrose Kroger and assorted small businesses. The Barrow’s estate stretched across the south Nashville countryside. Melrose was built in 1836 across from G. W. Cooper’s Mount Alban. Alexander Barrow (1808-1846), Nashville lawyer, U.S. Senator and planter from Louisiana, was the first owner with his se

4200 Delaware Ave. Nashville, TN Circa by 1835. 2-story Italianate home Dr. Peyton Henderson Robertson (1787-1840) married Ellen Mordant...

Current address 3831 Whites Creek Pike Nashville, TN Circa 1835.2-story weatherboard house James Yarbrough (1804-1861) and Margaret “Peggy” Coffman Yarbrough bought 7 acres on Whites Creek Pike in 1827. They had married in 1823. In 1834, they got 89 acres more. In 1842, he was elected magistrate of the Twenty-first District and served 2 terms. In a decade, by 1845, Whites Creek Turnpike was constructed. In 1860, the family had 330 acres. By James’ death, he left $50,000 to hi

Present day 5050 Hillsboro Rd. Nashville, TN Circa 1811. 2-story Colonial style home Photo from Nashville Public Library, Special...

Looking from their new home, the Becks had a “buena vista,” a good view in Spanish. They could look north over the fertile bottomlands...

Photo: Nashville Public Library, Special Collections Lockeland Mansion, built in 1810 by Col. Robert L. Weakley (1764-1845) and Jane...

Westwood was built in 1804 by Thomas Deaderick. The mansion was off the Franklin Turnpike (Franklin Rd.) near the southern end of the Melrose community on 240 acres. Thomas Deaderick (1765-1831) married Julia Ann Daingerfield Deaderick (1735-1806) in 1790 in Winchester, VA and then moved to Tennessee - in 1802 to Mansker’s Station, and then shortly to Nashville. The Deaderick family was a prosperous one in Winchester, VA and migrated to Jonesborough, Knoxville and to Nashvill

William Caldwell built this home at (the current 3210) Avenal Ave near the Glencliff area from 1797-1808. It was on a 140 acre land grant. The same year it was completed, the home was sold to Congressman Dr. William Dickson (1770-1816) and Polly Gray Dickson with 391 acres. William and Polly wed in 1802. His second wife was Susannah Hickman Dickson. Dr. Dickson practiced medicine prior to congressional service. Rep. Dickson served in the Tennessee House of Representatives fro

Was 215 Craighead Ave. Nashville, TN Circa 1803. Originally 2-story brick Georgian mansion Peach Blossom was built by Capt. Joseph Erwin...

Photo from BONPS Lealand was built by Judge John McCormick Lea (1818-1903) and Elizabeth B. Overton Lea (1826-1890) in 1884 at 1039 Tyne...

Somewhere on Granny White Pk Nashville, TN Circa 1885. Dunmore, was owned by Dr. Henry William Morgan (1853-1920) and Matilda “Tillie” Alloway Evans Morgan (1859-1928). They wed in 1880. Morgan was the son of dentist Dr. William Henry Morgan of Avondale. He was the first person to attend and graduate from Vanderbilt University’s medical school in 1875. He became Assistant Professor in the Dental Department in 1879 and from 1911-1918 was Dean of the department. Tillie was the

2250 Lebanon Pike Nashville, TN Circa 1832. 2.5 story Greek Revival mansion Belair / Belle Air was built on a grant of 1,000 acres from...

Charlotte Ave. and Hill Ave. Nashville, TN Circa 1831. Settling on the southwestern outskirts of Nashville, Brent Spence (1796-1868) and Elizabeth Shute Spence (1799-?)(m.1824) built Casa Loma in 1831 on the crest of the hill south of the Cumberland River - just west of the present-day Richland Hills Apartments. Elizabeth’s father, John Shute, gave the couple about 300 acres. Elizabeth’s sister was Susannah Shute Harding of Belle Meade Plantation. Casa Loma was built in Greek

Was near current 2300 Eighth Ave. South (old Middle Franklin Rd.) Nashville, TN Circa 1830s. 2-story Greek Revival style mansion Woodstock (2) was built in the 1830s by brothers, Joseph Woods (1779-1859) and Robert Woods. It was located near Middle Franklin Rd. (now near 2300 8th Ave. South at the intersection of Cathey and White Aves.). It was a 2 story Greek Revival mansion with several porticos and stretched out about 3,500 acres between Franklin and Nolensville Pikes. Jos

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

Vaucluse was built in 1825 in what became known as Hadley Bend by Dr. John “Dr. Jack” Livingston Hadley (1788-1870) and Amelia Hadley...

1015 Davidson Dr. Nashville, TN Circa 1825. 3-story Italianate style home The home was on Davidson Dr. at the corner of Charlotte Ave. Samuel B. Davidson, Sr. (1802-1873) purchased 327 acres and soon after bought more land from neighbor Lewis Joslin. Samuel was a soldier under Andrew Jackson in the Seminole War (1817). In 1825, he married Hannah Pugh (1804-1886). When the Davidson County Court was organized in 1835, he was named a justice of the peace for the Twelfth District

Was located on Franklin PK (near 2615 Franklin PK) near Kirkwood Ave. Circa 1822. 2-story white brick Greek Revival home Mount Alban/...

5101 Buena Vista Pike Nashville, TN Circa 1821. 2-story early Federal style home Woodlon Hall was built by Alexander Ewing (1752-1822)...