Photo from Clarksville Online
Above Trice’s Landing, Upland Hall sits at 149 Plum Street.
The 2 story brick Tennessee vernacular mansion was built about 1855. Part of the prominent Smith family, William Cosby Smith (1830-1899) and Althea Minor Wheatley Smith(1834-1912) resided there. They wed in 1854. His parents were Christopher and Jane R. Crosby Smith of Smith-Trahern Mansion and brothers were Christopher "Kit" Smith, Jr. and John K. Smith. Smith was in the family tobacco business as a dealer. When Upland Hal was built, the New Providence area was separate from Clarksville, and the Smith family ran part of their business from Trice Landing.
The home was originally on Beech and A Streets, and two of the Smith brothers built homes overlooking the warehouse and dock at the conflunence of the Red River and Cumberland Rivers. The two rivers flowed extensively along the Kentucky and Tennessee border which was excellent for the tobacco transportation trade.
About 1907, Mason Hoffman, a carpenter, purchased the property with his brother-in-law, Herman Brunell Bridgewater (1875-1960). Hoffman resided there until 1975. Relatives of both Hoffman and Bridgewater, Katherine Horsley and Annette Hoffman Tinnin, became owners next but Katherine resided in Brentwood, TN and Annette remained at her Hilltop Dr. residence with her husband Richard. They rented the house out. There are a couple references to it being called Upland Hall.
In 2009, Herbert Edward " Herb" Patrick was the owner. He is a Clarksville attorney.
In 2019, the Smith-Hoffman House was the sole remaining antebellum home in the New Providence area. In 2022, HEP Construction was listed at this address. Edward Patrick III is a principal. NRHP 1977 See Smith-Trahern Mansion
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