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Homestead Manor: Early Thompson's Station & 3 Daughters Wed 3 Brothers!
The Giddens and the Buford families were close - offspring married one another. Three Giddens sisters wed three Buford brothers and one...
Jay Brothers
Jan 28, 20233 min read
Mark Montgomery Andrews Place
Lewisburg Pk Franklin, TN Circa 1812. 2-story log home Henry B. Reams (1786-1836) and Sarah “Sally” North Reams (1795-1835) built this...
Jay Brothers
Jan 28, 20231 min read


Windermere: Part of the Eastern Flank of the Battle of Franklin
1344 Carnton Lane Franklin, TN Circa 1887 - unclear whether there was a structure existing . Originally a 1-story Eastlake gable home -...
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Jan 23, 20234 min read


Brentwood Hall/ Ellington Agricultural Center - Part of Rogers Caldwell's Legend
440 Hogan Rd. (off Franklin Rd.) Nashville, TN Circa 1927. Large 2-story Greek Revival mansion modeled after The Hermitage Photo from...
Jay Brothers
Jan 18, 20232 min read


Cox House @ Harpeth Academy: One of the last Mansions built in 1800s Franklin
150 Franklin Rd. Franklin, TN Circa 1891. Large 2-story red brick home Photo by Skye Marthaler In the early 1890s, Nicholas Nichol Cox...
Jay Brothers
Jan 18, 20232 min read
John H. Hunter House/ Rivers Meet/ McCullough House - Early Leipers Fork Settler
Old Highway 96 & Carl Rd. Leipers Fork, TN Circa 1875. 2-story brick Italianate home In 1875, Col. John Henry Hunter (1828-1906) and...
Jay Brothers
Jan 18, 20231 min read


William S. Campbell House/ Magnolia Hall
Photo by Skye Marthaler The William S. Campbell House / Magnolia Hall was built about 1840 at 600 Boyd Mill Ave. off Hwy 96 in Franklin....
Jay Brothers
Jan 18, 20232 min read
Samuel B. Lee House/ Maplewood Farm
3085 Duplex-Spring Hill Rd. Franklin, TN Circa 1835. 2-story frame home. Samuel Brown Lee, Sr. (1768-1865) and Susan Amanda Napier Lee...
Jay Brothers
Jan 18, 20232 min read
Brookland (Brookdale)
Located off Highway 96 in Arrington, Brookland (also called Brookdale) was built by John Samuel Claybrooke (1808-1892) and Mary Ann...
Jay Brothers
Jan 18, 20232 min read


William Ogilvie House/ Maplecrest Farm
The Ogilvie House was built at 6991 Arno-Allisona Rd. in the College Grove area. Around 1800, William Ogilvie II (1728-1813) and Mary...
Jay Brothers
Jan 17, 20231 min read
Foxview
Foxview was built in 1835 in Brentwood on Old Smyrna Rd.(current address 9134) by Alexander Ewing Sneed (1812-1852) on land received from...
Jay Brothers
Jan 17, 20231 min read
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


James P. Johnson House/ Laurel Hill
4329 Columbia Pike Circa 1854. 2-story red brick Greek Revival home Built on Highway 31 south of West Harpeth Road, the James P. Johnson...
Jay Brothers
Jan 14, 20232 min read


Alpheus Truett Place: First Nursery Business in Tennessee
228 Franklin Rd. on the old Nashville Pike (just south of the current The Factory at Franklin) Built in 1846. A 2-story Greek Revival...
Jay Brothers
Jan 14, 20232 min read


Old Town/ Thomas Brown House
Thomas Brown (1800-1870) and Margaret Smith Bennett Hunter Brown (1807-1888) moved to Williamson County from Virginia in 1822. Photo from...
Jay Brothers
Jan 14, 20232 min read


Oak Hall/ Century Oak: Ties with City Hotel, Commerce Union Bank & Jackalope Brewing!
Photo by Skye Marthaler Oak Hall / Century Oak sits at 1704 Wilson Pike just north of Ravenswood. James H. Wilson II built the 2 story...
Jay Brothers
Jan 14, 20232 min read


Thomas Shute House/ Creekside
Built on Franklin Rd. (US 31) near the current Mack Hatcher Parkway, Thomas Shute built this 2 story Greek Revival home about 1835. Photo...
Jay Brothers
Jan 14, 20231 min read


James Johnston Home/ Isola Bella/ Thurso: Oman's Pioneering Rebirth of Brentwood
1112 Franklin Rd. Brentwood, TN Circa 1840. Photo by Skye Marthaler Isola Bella / Thurso was built by James Johnston (1810-1884) and...
Jay Brothers
Jan 14, 20232 min read


Nicholas Tate Perkins House/ Poplar Grove/ Two Rivers
3104 Del Rio Pike Franklin, TN Circa 1820. 2-story red brick Federal style home Photo by Skye Marthaler Col. Nicholas Tate Perkins...
Jay Brothers
Jan 14, 20232 min read

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