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William McKissack House
Col. William McKissack (1781-1865) arrived in Maury Co. about 1834. He opened several successful business ventures and became a leading...
Jay Brothers
Nov 17, 20221 min read


Three Terraces: Miss Ellen's "Almost" Nashville Home
2006 Lombardy St. (off Hillsboro Rd.) Nashville, TN Circa started 1920 & completed 1930s. 2-story red brick home Photo from Redfin.com...
Jay Brothers
Nov 14, 20221 min read


Royal Oaks Mansion: Moving West
4505 Harding Pike Nashville, TN (south side of Harding)(current side of Royal Oaks Tower) Circa 1900. 3-story English Tudor home Royal...
Jay Brothers
Nov 14, 20222 min read


Avalon: Lipscomb Home Helped Start Lipscomb College
Photo from See Middle Tennessee Avalon was part of the 110 acre dairy farm on Granny White Pike which David Lipscomb (1831-1917) and...
Jay Brothers
Nov 8, 20222 min read


Glencliff
Antioch Pike (former Mill Creek Valley Rd) Nashville, TN Circa 1852 Glencliff was built by Maj. Andrew Franklin Goff (1809-1874) and Rebecca Jane Erwin Goff (1819-1885)(m1843). (Goff’s first wife was Adelaide W. Bramlett Goff, 1819-1842.) Rebecca was the daughter of John P. and Frances L.W. Erwin of Buena Vista. Goff was trained as a lawyer and practiced in Giles County and Davidson Co. in the early 1830s. In 1837, he was elected Attorney General for the area. Afterward, the
Jay Brothers
Nov 8, 20222 min read


Hardin Perkins Bostick Home
Charlotte Turnpike near downtown Nashville Nashville, TN Circa 1843. 2-story brick home About 1843, Hardin Perkins Bostick (1804-1860) and Margaret Rebecca Litton Bostick (1804-1897) moved from Williamson Co. to Davidson Co. They bought 45 acres on the north side of Charlotte Turnpike about a mile west of the Nashville Public Square (in the proximity of the current north Gulch area). Margaret was the sister of Ann Litton Cooper who lived with her husband W. B. in the W. B. Co
Jay Brothers
Nov 5, 20221 min read


Waverly Place: A Sir Walter Scott fan
Near Eighth Ave. South & Benton Ave. Nashville, TN Circa unclear. Waverly Place was the home of Col. Albigence Waldo (A.W.) Putnam (1799-1869) and Cornelia Virginia Sevier Putnam (1816-1846). It is unclear when Waverly Place was built. They married in 1834. Putnam was a well-established lawyer/ banker in Port Gibson, Miss and a director of First Bank of Mississippi. Cornelia was the granddaughter of pioneer/ founder/ First Governor of Tennessee John Sevier. Col. His first wif
Jay Brothers
Nov 4, 20223 min read


Lindon Mansion at Montgomery Hill: South of Belmont Plantation
Cedar Lane near Brightwood Ave. Nashville, TN Circa 1828 Lindon Mansion was owned by Col. Alexander Barclay (A.B.)”Alex” Montgomery (1802-1885) and his wife, Davidella Flournoy Montgomery (1813-1898)(m.1831). Col. Montgomery had built the mansion south of the Belmont/ Montvale estate on a hill near Cedar Lane. The mansion was used as a summer residence. At one point, the estate reached over 200 acres. The Montgomery Hill Plantation likely stretched from about 26th Ave. South
Jay Brothers
Nov 4, 20222 min read
Pleasant View/ Gentry Farm/ Samuel F. Glass Home
The Samuel F. Glass Home / Pleasant View, Gentry Farm, built by Samuel Fielding Glass, Sr. (1781-1859) and Sarah Malone Glass...
Jay Brothers
Nov 3, 20222 min read


Mountview/ Davis-Rozell
Photo by rossograph Mountview / Davis-Rozell Residence was built in 1860 by William A. (Buck) Davis and Judith Robertson Owen Davis on...
Jay Brothers
Nov 2, 20222 min read


Westview (Williamson Co.): Triune's Finest (most pretentious) at the time
Samuel Fearn Perkins (1774-1843) moved to Tennessee and settled in the Triune/ Arrington area just south of “the Nolensville Rd.” about...
Jay Brothers
Nov 1, 20223 min read


James Webb House/ Sylvan Retreat/ Kirkview Farm
Photo by rossograph James S. Webb (1805-1891) received 500 acres from his father, Dr. William S. Webb, and built a 2 story brick house...
Jay Brothers
Oct 31, 20221 min read


Owen-Cox House/ Maplelawn
Photo by Skye Marthaler Owen-Cox House / Maplelawn is a 2-story brick Classical Revival style on what is now 8220 Moores Lane. It sits...
Jay Brothers
Oct 30, 20222 min read


John Herbert House/ Breezeway
This working farm of the Herbert family saw 13 children grow up. Photo by Skye Marthaler Breezeway sits at 3201 Herbert Dr. off...
Jay Brothers
Oct 30, 20222 min read


Arnold-Harrell House/ Locksley Hall/ Daffodil Hill
Located at 1710 East Main St (originally Woodbury Pike) in Murfreesboro, the Arnold-Harrell House was built about 1860. Capt. Edwin A....
Jay Brothers
Oct 29, 20222 min read


Whitehall Plantation
Albert Gallatin Henderson (1819-1875) built Whitehall in 1840. Photo from rutherfordcotn.org The mansion was located near what was J. S....
Jay Brothers
Oct 28, 20221 min read
Lewis-Gracey Residence
611 Madison St. Clarksville, TN Circa 1853. Imposing 2-story Greek Revival mansion Col. George Thomas Lewis (1816-1882) and Margretta...
Jay Brothers
Oct 27, 20222 min read
Dr. Frank Runyon Home: Brenda Runyon Started 1st All-Women Bank in U.S.
224 Union St. Clarksville, TN Circa 1850s. 3-story Queen Ann mansion The offspring of two Trenton, KY tobacco families married and moved...
Jay Brothers
Oct 27, 20222 min read


Cumberland Hall/ Alfred A. Robb House
Photo by Sbugsyk Built at 529 York St. in 1859, the Alfred R. Robb House/ Cumberland Hall has an Italianate style. Alfred R. Robb...
Jay Brothers
Oct 26, 20222 min read


Forbes-Mabry House
The Forbes-Mabry House was built in 1861 at 607 North Second St. by Professor William Archibald Forbes (1824-1862) and Mary Elizabeth...
Jay Brothers
Oct 26, 20222 min read

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