Near 4500 Nebraska Ave. Nashville, TN Circa 1904. Gave name to the iconic Sylvan Park community on the west side Sylvan Park is located in the Sylvan Park area and was built by James A. Bowling (1854-1923) and Sarah Elizabeth “Lizzie” Byron Bowling (18587-1935). It was likely on some acreage near Nebraska and 46th Ave. North. Because of pollution and congestion in downtown Nashville, many people began taking day escapes to the area outside Nashville between West End and Charl

Ashwood Hall was built in Columbia between 1833-1837 for Bishop Leonidas Polk (1806-1864) and Frances “Fanny” Ann Devereux Polk. Photo...

3414 Hillsboro PK Nashville, TN Circa 1924. 2-story English-style home Thomas Howard (T.H.) Estes (1880-1966) and Sarah Willis Newsom Estes (1875-1962) moved from East Nashville in 1924 to the country south of Nashville. The home looked over the fields and farmland of the Puryear and Hampton families across the valley along what in a few years would become the Concrete Blvd/ Woodmont Blvd. They built their home on 4 acres on the hill at the southeast corner of Hillsboro Rd. a

Wildings was built in the early 1920s at 1925 East Greenwood Ave. (Eastland Ave. was originally Vaughn Pike.) Photo from Beautiful Homes...

Corner of Harding Rd. and Belle Meade BL Nashville, TN Circa 1911. Large red brick home Charles Clay Trabue (1872-1942) and Julia Malone Trabue (1874-1976) built Bonaventure on 15 acres facing Harding Pike that had been part of the Honeywood estate of Julia’s parents, Thomas and Ellen Malone. A farm road along the back of the property became the main entrance to Belle Meade Blvd in 1913 and was a second entrance to the farm. The home shared a southern border with Johnson Bran

Robincroft / Timothy Demonbreun House built in 1906 was owned by Thomas M. Robinson and Annie Robinson. Photo by Nyttend He was a...

Photo by rossograph Built at 712 Neely’s Bend Rd, it was constructed in Italian Villa style as a 2 story frame house with 11 rooms....

Elmwood was built in 1860 near Franklin Pike by William Wells (W.W.) Berry (1812-1878) and Jane Eliza White Berry (1820-1905). Photo from...

Photo from Tennessee State Library and Archives River View was built in 1855 near the present Riverside Dr. and Eastland Ave. for Hiram...

The first mansion in what soon became Germantown west of the capitol, the Buddeke-Byrne House stood at the corner of Vine and Monroe Sts....

Thomas Seawell King (1786-1851) received a 640-acre land grant for military service to the young United States of America. The lands were...

This home is connected with the most storied families of Middle Tennessee - McGavocks, Hardings, Crocketts, Hayes! Image from Brentwood...

9305 Crockett Rd. Brentwood, TN Circa 1840. 2-story red brick Greek Revival style. The Holt House/ Holtland/ Wildwood was built in 1840...

Christopher Ervin McEwen (1790--1868) was born in Danville, KY and was raised for a time at Ft. Nashborough. His father, David McEwen...

Photo by rossograph Built in 1833, James Randal McGavock (1812-1862) and Louisa Caroline Chenault McGavock (1813-?) lived in this 2 story...

Located at 500 North Spring St., the Collier-Lane-Crichlow House was built in 1850 in Southern National vernacular style. Sterling P....

Built at 335 Franklin St., this 2 story brick house was constructed after 1865 by Frank P. Gracey. Before 1900, the home was owned by...

Photo from Clarksville Online Above Trice’s Landing, Upland Hall sits at 149 Plum Street. The 2 story brick Tennessee vernacular mansion...

319 W. Eighth St. Columbia, TN Circa 1840. 2-story red brick with Federal and Greek Revival styles Photo by rossograph Rally Hill, built...

The George Webster House was built in 1844 near the Cross Bridges area on Sawdust Rd. (current address is 3034 Hampshire Pk) by George...