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The remodelling added a "two-story entrance portico and second-story gallery porch typical of many antebellum homes." [2] It was the site of the last staff meeting of Confederate General John Bell Hood with his staff before the 1864 Battle of Franklin, on battlefield 3 miles (4.8 km) north. [2] [3]
Meeting-of-the-Waters is a two-story brick home and property in Franklin, Tennessee that dates from 1800 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It has also been known as the Thomas Hardin Perkins House. [1]
The two-story Bennett House was built on the property in 1875. The home remained in the Bennett family until 1967 when its ownership passed onto someone outside of the family for the first time in ninety-two years. Some believe the stately Victorian mansion to be haunted by the ghosts of Walter James Bennett and his second wife Elizabeth.
He arrived in New Orleans in 1848. Lotz met his wife Margaretha there. They eventually moved to Franklin, Tennessee, near Nashville and purchased 5 acres (2.0 ha) of land— a relatively small carve-out from a much larger 300 acres (120 ha) tract owned by Fountain Branch Carter who owned a brick home across the street. [2]
Unfortunately, the story of selling Jones' Franklin, Tenn., estate could be a song in its own right. First listed for $15 million in March 2011, the 80-acre property has received a series of price ...
Franklin was the site of a major battle in the Franklin–Nashville Campaign. The Second Battle of Franklin was fought on November 30, 1864, resulting in almost 10,000 casualties (killed, wounded, captured, and missing).
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