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Buena Vista/ St. Cecilia Motherhouse: The Sisters Are Still There
8th Ave. North & Dominican Dr. (General site of Freeland's Station) Nashville, TN Circa 1811. Looking from their new home, the Becks had a “buena vista,” a good view in Spanish. They could look north over the fertile bottomlands stretching to the Cumberland River or east toward the highlands near Ft. Nashborough. John Everett Beck, Jr. (1783-1818) and Lavinia Robertson Beck Craighead (1790-1866) built Buena Vista in 1811. They wed in 1808 and resided for a few years at the Ro
Jay Brothers
Jan 16, 20233 min read


Overbrook/ St. Cecilia Acad. & Overbrook: Another Warner Home
4210 Harding Rd. Nashville, TN Circa 1913. 2-story white brick Neoclassic revival mansion Photo by Skye Marthaler Overbrook was built in...
Jay Brothers
May 19, 20222 min read

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