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Shelby Hall/ Fatherland: Pioneer settler and doc in East Nashville
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
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Weakley-Truett-Clark House/ Fairfax Hall: Rosebank Nursery owners
Weakley-Truett-Clark House/ Fairfax Hall is located at 415 Rosebank Ave in East Nashville. It was built in Federal style in 1820 by...
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Burlington/ Father Ryan High School
Richland Pike (current Elliston Place) Nashville, TN Circa 1821. 2-story stone Neo-Grec style mansion Burlington was built by former...
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Mitchell House - Part of Castle Heights history
Photo by Brian Stansberry Part of the campus of the former Castle Heights Military Academy on West Main St. in Lebanon, Mitchell House is...
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I.W.P. Buchanan House
428 West Main St., Lebanon Built from 1894-1897. It is a two and one-half story Victorian Queen Anne style house Photo by Brian...
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Warner Price Mumford Smith House/ Old Home Place
Photo by ichabod Built in I-House style, this 2 story home stands at 10277 Lebanon Rd. in Mt. Juliet in the Silver Springs community. In...
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James P. Johnson House/ Laurel Hill
4329 Columbia Pike Circa 1854. 2-story red brick Greek Revival home Built on Highway 31 south of West Harpeth Road, the James P. Johnson...
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William Martin House/ Hayesland/ Boxwood Hall: Ties to Hayes, Barges & an Observatory
5215 Seward Rd. Brentwood, TN Circa 1852. 3-story stone home Photo by Skye Marthaler The original home was called Hayesland and built in...
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Claiborne Kinnard House/ Fairview
The Claiborne Kinnard House/ Fairview was built in 1850 by Claiborne Holmes Kinnard (1813-1863) and Elizabeth Ann “Annie” Fleming Kinnard...
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Stockley Davis House/ Harpeth Home/ Fairmount
The Davis House was located at 2163 Old Natchez Trace in Old Town. Stokely Davis built it in 1850 as a 2 story frame Greek Revival home....
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Alpheus Truett Place: First Nursery Business in Tennessee
228 Franklin Rd. on the old Nashville Pike (just south of the current The Factory at Franklin) Built in 1846. A 2-story Greek Revival...
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Old Town/ Thomas Brown House
Thomas Brown (1800-1870) and Margaret Smith Bennett Hunter Brown (1807-1888) moved to Williamson County from Virginia in 1822. Photo from...
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Oak Hall/ Century Oak: Ties with City Hotel, Commerce Union Bank & Jackalope Brewing!
Photo by Skye Marthaler Oak Hall / Century Oak sits at 1704 Wilson Pike just north of Ravenswood. James H. Wilson II built the 2 story...
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Thomas Shute House/ Creekside
Built on Franklin Rd. (US 31) near the current Mack Hatcher Parkway, Thomas Shute built this 2 story Greek Revival home about 1835. Photo...
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Walnut Hill (1840)/ Eventide (1958)
1711 Old Hillsboro Rd . Franklin, TN Circa 1840. 2-story red brick with 4 Corinthian colomns on front porch One of the Perkins family...
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James Johnston Home/ Isola Bella/ Thurso: Oman's Pioneering Rebirth of Brentwood
1112 Franklin Rd. Brentwood, TN Circa 1840. Photo by Skye Marthaler Isola Bella / Thurso was built by James Johnston (1810-1884) and...
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Allison Heights (Mount View): Early Williamson County history still around
Photo by NashvilleKit In 1827, Col. William Allison (1810-1834) and Louisa Perkins Allison (1811-1831) built Mount View on a hill on old...
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Nicholas Tate Perkins House/ Poplar Grove/ Two Rivers
3104 Del Rio Pike Franklin, TN Circa 1820. 2-story red brick Federal style home Photo by Skye Marthaler Col. Nicholas Tate Perkins...
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Andrew Crockett House/ Crockett-Knox House
Photo by Alan Shipston Located at 8230 Wikle Rd. East, the property was built about 1800 by Major Andrew Crockett (1747-1821) and Sarah...
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Glen Echo/ Harpeth Hall to Battle Ground Academy (BGA)
Spencer Creek Rd. Franklin, TN Circa 1818-1838. 2- story Federal brick Photo by Prohibit Onions Glen Echo, originally called Harpeth...
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