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Brentvale Farm: Ties to Meharry Medical College
Old Smyrna Rd. Brentwood, TN Circa 1830. Brentvale Farm was established originally in 1830 by William Temple Sneed (1801-1869) on Old...
Jay Brothers
Jan 17, 20232 min read


John Winstead House(s)/ Pleasant Hill: A Trio of Preserved Homes
Photo by Skye Marthaler In 1827, John Matthews Winstead (1807-1896) married Nancy S. Whitfield (1811-1885). The couple settled on land he...
Jay Brothers
Jan 17, 20231 min read


Spencer Buford Home/ Roderick Farm
Photo by Wptitus Spencer Buford (1778-1845) and Elizabeth Giddens Buford (1783-1832) built their home on part of her family’s Homestead...
Jay Brothers
Jan 17, 20232 min read
Gracey-Tarpley House
331 Franklin St. Clarksville, TN Circa 1860. 2-story brick home. Capt. Francis “Frank” Patten Gracey (1834-1895) and Irene lived in this...
Jay Brothers
Jan 17, 20232 min read


Samuel Rexinger House/ Archwood
Photo by Sbugsyk The Samuel Rexinger House/ Archwood is located at 703 East College St. Albertine Rexinger purchased the land in 1869,...
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Jan 17, 20231 min read
Wenzler-Darnell House
638 Madison St. Clarksville, TN Circa 1877. 2-story Greek Revival home In 1877, Cassiano Wenzler owned this home. Wenzer was a beer and...
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Jan 17, 20232 min read


B. O. Keesee Residence/ Cumberland Bank
502 Madison St. Clarksville, TN Circa 1874. The Keesee house boasted about 20 rooms and modern conveniences. Bellfield Octavius (B.O.)...
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Jan 17, 20232 min read


Herndon-Cunningham House
501 E Street in the New Providence area. Circa ? Purchased 1872. 2-story brick home. In 1872, Capt. Thomas Jefferson Herndon (1838-1918)...
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Jan 17, 20232 min read
Dick House
The 2 story Italianate mansion was built in the late 1800s. The address is now 1635 Golf Club Lane (was Port Royal Pike). The probable...
Jay Brothers
Jan 16, 20231 min read


Manor Hall: Great example of Greek Revival mansion style
300 Pleasant St. Mt. Pleasant, TN Circa 1859. 2-story Greek Revival home Photo from TSLA Manor Hall built by Martin Luther Stockard...
Jay Brothers
Jan 16, 20231 min read


Blythewood: Famous Architect Grandson & Tie to Belmont Man.
109 Blythewood Dr. Columbia, TN Circa 1856-59. 2-story French Colonial style home Blythewood was built on Blythewood Dr. near Trotwood...
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Jan 16, 20233 min read


Woodlawn (1)/ Haynes Haven(2) - Famous Stock Breeding farm in Maury Co.
Hwy 31 (Old Nashville Highway) Columbia, TN #1 Circa 1842/ #2 circa 1942. 2-story white brick Italianate style Spivey and Susanna...
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Jan 16, 20233 min read


Rippavilla/ Meadowbrook/ Houston Hall
Photo by Hal Jespersons Rippavilla was built between 1852-1855 in Spring Hill by Nathaniel “Nat” Francis Cheairs IV (1818-1914) & Susan...
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Jan 16, 20233 min read


Shadowlawn/ Elmwood/ Hughes Place
Current 917 West 7th St. (former Hampshire Pike) Columbia, TN Circa 1851. 2-story brick Federal mansion In 1851, Judge Archelaus Madison...
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Jan 16, 20232 min read


Martin Cheairs Home/ Ferguson Hall
Photo by Hal Jespersen The Martin Cheairs Home/ Ferguson Hall was built by Dr. John Haddox in Columbia in 1853. Dr. Haddox was a...
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Jan 16, 20232 min read


Clifton Place: First of the Pillow Mansions
6197 Trotwood Ave. Columbia, TN Circa 1839. 2-story Greek Revival mansion Clifton Place was built for Gen. Gideon Johnson Pillow...
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Jan 16, 20232 min read


Vine Hill (Maury Co.)
3331 N. Cross Bridges Rd. Columbia, TN Circa 1836. Greek Revival style home Vine Hill is located in the Cross Bridges area and built by...
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Jan 16, 20232 min read


Wilson Place
Greene Rd. Columbia, TN Circa 1834. 3-story Greek Revival home Robert Wilson (1774-1851) and Charlotte Anne Armstrong Wilson (1805-1874)...
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Jan 16, 20231 min read


Hamilton Place/ Polk-Yeatman Home
Columbia Hwy Columbia, TN Circa 1832. 2-story red brick Georgian with front porticos 1st & 2nd floor Hamilton Place/ Polk-Yeatman Home...
Jay Brothers
Jan 16, 20232 min read


Idlewild (Neill S. Brown House): Originated the name Edgefield
Idlewild was located at 809 Main Street in Edgefield (near the current intersection of Main St. and Neill Ave.) across the river from downtown Nashville. Built about 1848, it was the home of Neill Smith Brown (1810-1886) and Mary Ann Trimble Brown (1818-1895). Mary Ann was the daughter of Judge Trimble. In the late 1840s, the area was home to just a few large estates including Dr. John Shelby’s Shelby Hall and Robert Weakley’s Lockeland. The area was primarily fields east of
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Jan 16, 20231 min read

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