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Hartman-Alexander-Dee-Stroop House/ Erin-Aeol House
Former 1433 North Maple/ Lebanon Pk (current Memorial BL) Murfreesboro, TN Circa 1871-1887. 2-story Greek Revival home with a tower From...
Jay Brothers
Jun 7, 20241 min read
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Castlewood (Rutherford Co.): A modernized dairy farm
Castlewood was built in the early 1840s for Marman Spence (1798-1847) and Sara Wasson Spence (1791-1857). They wed in 1826. It was...
Jay Brothers
Jan 28, 20232 min read
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Riverside Farm/ Pierce-Randolph House (Rutherford Co.): Beside Searcy-Mathews-Tarpley Home
1218 West Jefferson Pk. Walter Hill, TN Circa 1831. 2-story white frame home with 2-story columns at front portico Photo from Susan...
Jay Brothers
Jan 25, 20232 min read
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Benjamin Rucker Home/ Maple Grove/ The Betty Place
Photo by rossograph Built in 1832 at 3978 Betty Ford Rd. in Compton, the Benjamin Rucker Home sits near the East Fork of Stones River....
Jay Brothers
Jan 23, 20233 min read
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Searcy-Mathews-Tarpley Home
455 West Jefferson Pike Murfreesboro, TN Circa 1850. 2-story I-structure Greek Revival Photo by rossograph Col. Anderson Searcy, Jr....
Jay Brothers
Jan 23, 20231 min read
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Doughty House/ Elliott-Kimbro-Doughty-Howse-Miles House
223 East Lytle St. Murfreesboro, TN Circa 1848. In 1848, Adaline “Amanda” Bowman Elliott (1803-1886) built this home on East Lytle St.,...
Jay Brothers
Jan 23, 20232 min read
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Charles Ready Home/ The Corners: Founder of Readyville
The Charles Ready Home/ The Corners was built on U.S. Hwy 70 South in Readyville, on the East Fork of the Stones River. Photo by Brian...
Jay Brothers
Jan 23, 20232 min read
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William B. Jordan Farm/ Cedar Hall Farm
2665 Taylor Lane Eagleville, TN Circa 1847. 2-story Greek Revival/ Italanate Photo by rossograph The William B. Jordan is the only...
Jay Brothers
Jan 23, 20231 min read
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Boxwood/ T.J.B. Turner House (Rutherford Co.): Home of A Legendary Session Guitarist
2555 Hwy 99/ Old Salem Pike Murfreesboro, TN Circa 1840. 2-story Greek Revival style home Photo by Kenneth Everett Boxwood/ Thomas J.B....
Jay Brothers
Jan 13, 20232 min read
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Childress-Ray House
Located at 225 North Academy St. in Murfreesboro, the Childress-Ray House was built in 1847 for James “Jim” Bivins (1796-1860) and...
Jay Brothers
Jan 13, 20232 min read
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Landsberger-Gerhardt Home
The Landsberger-Gerhardt Home/ Fite Anderson House is located at 435 North Spring St. in Murfreesboro. The home was built circa 1855 and...
Jay Brothers
Jan 13, 20231 min read
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Ewing House/ Jordan-Ewing-Nelson-McElroy House/ Louisa School
512 N. Highland near Greenland Dr. Faced High St. between Burton and Liberty Built in 1856. 2 story home with columns and a 2nd floor...
Jay Brothers
Jan 13, 20232 min read
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Jarman Farm/ Penuel Farm
Photo by wbgarman Located on 9499 Route 2 Cainsville Pike in Lascassas, the Jarman farm was built between 1850-1860 by Robert Hall Jarman...
Jay Brothers
Jan 13, 20231 min read
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William Harrison McCord Home
Photo by rossograph Located on U.S. Hwy 41A in Eagleville, Dr. William H. McCord (1838-1896) and Sarah Macon Williams McCord (1845-1890)...
Jay Brothers
Jan 13, 20231 min read
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Elmwood/ Hord House (Rosehill)
Elmwood is located at 5722 Old Nashville Highway near Murfreesboro. Photo from Daily News Journal Built in 1842 in Greek Revival style,...
Jay Brothers
Jan 13, 20232 min read
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Bellwood/ Uxor Hill - His Wife's Hill
Photo from Daily News Journal/ S Harbers Col. Hardy Murfree died without a will, and because his holdings were so extensive (over 22,000...
Jay Brothers
Jan 13, 20232 min read
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Springfield/ Smith House/ Washington House
General John Smith built “one of the biggest houses “ in Rutherford County between 1805-09 - a large 2 story brick dwelling. Photo from...
Jay Brothers
Jan 12, 20232 min read
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Enoch H. Jones House
Photo by rossograph Originally built of logs in 1796, it was greatly renovated in 1850. Ezra Jones (1772-1839) and Margaret Hunt Jones...
Jay Brothers
Jan 12, 20232 min read
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Early Rutherford Pioneer: Espyland aka. Espey's Branch
Just northeast of Smyrna, off a path that became Old Jefferson Pike, James Espey settled a family Revolutionary War land grant. His...
Jay Brothers
Jan 12, 20231 min read
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Collier-Lane-Crichlow House/ The Mayors: Four Relatives-4 Mayors
Located at 500 North Spring St., the Collier-Lane-Crichlow House was built in 1850 in Southern National vernacular style. Sterling P....
Jay Brothers
Nov 29, 20222 min read
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