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In 1838, the mansion was purchased by William Nichol, who had served as the mayor of Nashville from 1835 to 1837. [3] He remodeled the house, adding a wing on each side and a winding staircase in the manner of The Hermitage. [3] He also added rosewood doors and silver hardware. [3] Meanwhile, the ceilings are painted with frescoes. [3]
Belle Meade Plantation, now officially titled Belle Meade Historic Site and Winery, is a historic farm established in 1807 in Nashville, Tennessee, built, owned, and controlled by five generations of the Harding-Jackson family for nearly a century.
Much of the large former Belle Meade plantation was developed as a residential suburb by a land company, starting in 1938; today that area is called Belle Meade and is an independent city. The mansion and 30 acres were reserved for use as a private residence until 1953, when it was purchased by the state of Tennessee.
Due to debt, in 1906 most of the property was sold to a land development company, and later suburban housing was built, and the independent city of Belle Meade, Tennessee was founded. Belle Meade Plantation, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the late 20th century, now consists of the 1853 mansion, and outbuildings ...
The Belle Meade Farm: Its Landmarks and Out-Buildings (1986) Belle Meade Bloodlines 1816–1094 (1990) The History of Belle Meade: Mansion, Plantation and Stud (1991) A Walking Tour of Mt. Olivet Cemetery (1993) A Brief History of the YMCA of Nashville and Middle Tennessee; Old Enough to Die (1996) Touring Tennessee: A Postcard Panorama, 1898 ...
Roughly bounded by the Little Harpeth River, Belle Meade Boulevard, State Route 100, and Chickering Rd. 36°03′47″N 86°53′30″W / 36.063056°N 86.891667°W / 36.063056; -86.891667 ( Warner Park Historic
The West Meade neighborhood includes land which was once part of the Belle Meade Plantation. West Meade, named because it was the Western portion of Belle Meade Plantation, was the home of Justice Howell Edmunds Jackson and his wife, Mary Elizabeth (née Harding). [3] It was not until 1944 that Mary and Howell Jackson's children sold West Meade ...
Belle Meade Plantation: December 30, 1969 Belle Meade: Davidson: 73001758 Belle Vue: October 25, 1973 Bellevue: Davidson 75001780 Brabson's Ferry Plantation: June 25, 1975 Sevierville: Sevier: 73001857 Carnton: January 18, 1973 Franklin Williamson 73001767 Clifton Place: April 11, 1973 Wales Giles: 75001747 / 100003900 Clover Bottom Plantation ...