Mt. Airy (Nashville)
- Jay Brothers
- Jul 25
- 2 min read
7554 Buffalo Rd. Nashville, TN
Circa 1875. Single story frame home with portico
Dr. William Carter Hutton (1842-1896) and Julia "Judy" Ann Pegram Hutton (1844-1923) built their homestead well west of Nashville between Bellevue and Pegram. His parents were William C and Julia Ann Pegram Hutton. She was the granddaughter of George S. Pegram who founded the Pegram area. It is named home for prior Hutton home in Mt. Airy, NC.
A son, Vernon Hutton, M.D., became a doctor as well and practiced from the home. Dr. Hutton (1877-1954) married Mamie Cochran Hutton (1889-1947). He started a private practice in the Bellevue area until 1910; then he became company physician for Tennessee Products Corp. in Sparta, TN - which operated 4 coal mines in Bon Air Mountain area. He and Mamie lived in Ravanscroft, TN. After 3 decades of work there, he returned in 1940 to the Bellevue area to private practice.
Later, Paul Shields purchased the property. He accumulated the many chandeliers and coach lamps at the house. Next, the Drake family owned the home and were farmers. The Drakes sold to the Underwoods.
In 1963, Evelyn Underwood Miles (1927-2021)and Doug Underwood (?-1995) purchased. Underwood was a reporter with the Nashville Banner and then became publisher of the Westview, a Bellevue newspaper, which evolved to the Nashville Ledger. He was also a historian and wrote a history of the Bellevue area. Evelyn worked as Art Director for the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, and the agency continues to use the logo she designed. She also founded Camp Buffalo on their farm after noticing no girls camps nearby. She did so after consulting with Davis Gorham boys camp, and then enjoyed hosting many Nashville daughters over the years. Mt. Airy serves as a B&B as well as an event venue. Their daughter, Paula Underwood Winters, is the owner.
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