Fairview 1 & 2 (in Green Hills)

3901 Hillsboro Rd. (Corner of Abbott Martin Rd) Nashville, TN

About 1913. Large 2 story wood plantation home.

From country lane to arguably the main intersection in Green Hills

Fairvew (Green Hills circa 1925 from Tom Henderson III

After Woodstock (1) burned down, Chauncey Charles (C.C. )Foster (1864-1933) and Martha Bradford "Mattie" Foster (1867-1952) restarted in the newly developing area of Green Hills. It was sizable home with 7 rooms.

At the time, their main neighbors further south were the Burton family at Seven Hills (Burton Hills now) and a little east Mistletoe Lodge/ Arden Place. Also, Hampton and Puryear cut their private road the Concrete BL between Harding Pike to Hillsboro Pike just north of Green Hills to encourage development of their Woodmont Estates. Originally the corner street where Fairview stood was Abbott Lane which turned into Abbott -Martin Rd. (through the Abbott and Martin farms) later when the road was cut through to Lynwood BL. That certainly helped open up Green Hills to development and movement between Harding Rd. and Hillsboro Rd.

Fairview (Green Hills) from Tom Henderson III

Chauncey's mother Elizabeth Nichol (Mrs. Wilbur) Foster (1843-1927) lived with them. His father Wilbur F. Foster (1834-1922) was an engineer who founded Foster Creighton Co. a long-time local construction contracting firm. He was a engineer in the C.S.A. and is responsible for many regional maps from the 1860s to the early 1900s.

About 1932, the home burned down, and Mattie had Fairview rebuilt again - her third home! The family owned Fairview from 1933-1955. The home was sold shortly after Mattie's death, torn down afterward, and Green Hills Market, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Taco Bell, and most recently, Walgreens have been on/ near the corner. Their daughter Martha Foster Herbert wed John S. Herbert whose parents were R.D. and Alva Herbert who resided in East Nashville. Their daughter, Alva Herbert Wilk, has been important in saving Nashville history, and her son was a classmate of mine at Montgomery Bell Academy. See Woostock (1)