Owen-Primm House: Physicians, Planters, Teachers
8318 Moores Lane (at Wilson Pk) Brentwood, TN Circa 1806. Orig. log cabin This home is located on Moores Lane at Wilson Pk. The original...
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Jay Brothers
- Aug 10, 2022
- 3 min
Wessyngton Plantation: America's Largest Tobacco Plantation and provider of Dark-Fired Tobacco
Photo by Jack Boucher, U.S. Park Service Wessyngton was one of the trio of grand mansions built by the Washington family in the early...
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Jay Brothers
- Aug 9, 2022
- 1 min
T. D. Luckett Home - Home of a Tobacco Leader
Located at 750 Franklin St., the Luckett Home was built in 1895 as ultra Victorian Queen Anne style. Thomas Dade (T.D.) Luckett...
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Jay Brothers
- Aug 9, 2022
- 3 min
Emerald Hill (Eagle's Nest) - Home of Clarksville's "Eagle Orator"
200 North Second St. Clarksville, TN Circa 1833. 2-story red brick Greek Revival with 2-story front portico Photo by Nyttend Marion...
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Jay Brothers
- Aug 7, 2022
- 2 min
Honeywood - the Malone farm: Entrance to the future Belle Meade Blvd.
Honeywood, built in 1888 off the Richland-Harding Turnpike (now Harding Rd.), was owned by Judge Thomas Henry Malone (1834-1906) and...
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Jay Brothers
- Aug 7, 2022
- 1 min
Bishop Robert K. Hargrove House
Bishop Robert Kennon Hargrove (1829-1905) and Harriet Cornelius Scott Hargrove (1832-1894) built their home in 1888. It was a 2 story...
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Jay Brothers
- Aug 7, 2022
- 3 min
Oak Hill (Kirkman version/ Cheek version)/ Oak Hill School/ First Presbyterian Church
Oak Hill was built in French chateau style by Van Leer Kirkman (1849-1911) & Katherine “Kate” Thompson Kirkman (1864-1926). Built in...
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Jay Brothers
- Aug 6, 2022
- 2 min
Maplewood - one of the early communities north of Nashville
Image of Maplewood-1888. Drawing from Maplewood Neighbors Maplewood was located on Gallatin Pike on 1,400 acres and was built in the...
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Jay Brothers
- Aug 6, 2022
- 2 min
Hewitt-Childress Home - early settlement in Nations/ McCabe Park area
Between 1795-1800, Judge Robert Hewitt and Lydia Ann Shute Hewitt (1783-1845) built a 2 story home at the present corner of 51st Ave....
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Jay Brothers
- Aug 4, 2022
- 2 min
David McGavock House - Connections with many places!
Coming from Virginia with his brother Randal McGavock in 1786, David McGavock, Jr. (1763-1838) surveyed and initially bought 960 acres in...
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Jay Brothers
- Aug 4, 2022
- 2 min
Braeburn - Misses Hood and Heron's Retirement Home
Sitting above Richland Creek at 211 Deer Park Dr., Braeburn was built by Miss Ida E. Hood (1848-1920) and Miss Susan L. Heron (1852-1933)...
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Jay Brothers
- Aug 4, 2022
- 2 min
Wall Spring aka. Elliott Springs/ Bellwood
Located at 931 Red River Rd. in Gallatin near East Station Camp Creek, Wall Spring was actually built in two stages. In 1827, Col. George...
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Jay Brothers
- May 30, 2022
- 2 min
Early Outpost in South Nashville: Rains Station/ Woodycrest
In 1784, Capt. John Rains (1753-1834) and Christina Gowens Rains (1752-1826) settled a 640-acre Revolutionary War land grant south of...
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Jay Brothers
- May 30, 2022
- 2 min
McCrory-Mayfield House - on the southern order with Williamson Co.
1280 Old Hickory Blvd near the Davidson-Williamson County line Built about 1798 The McCrory-Mayfield house was built by Thomas McCrory...
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Jay Brothers
- May 19, 2022
- 4 min
Colemere/ Colemere #2 - Cole's retirement country estate/ New Orleans Manor/ Monell's
1400 Murfreesboro Rd., Nashville, TN Circa 1893. 2-story home in classic Colonial style Colemere was built by Col. Edward William...
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Jay Brothers
- May 19, 2022
- 2 min
Grayswood/ 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...
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Jay Brothers
- May 19, 2022
- 3 min
Acklen Hall
Fairmont St. off West End Ave. Nashville, TN Circa mid-1890s. 2-story red brick Victorian style Perched prominently on the crest of a...
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