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The mansion was built in 1859 for David H. McGavock (1826–1896), a cousin of the McGavocks who owned the Carnton plantation in Franklin, Tennessee, and his wife William "Willie" Elizabeth Harding (1832–1895), whose family owned the Belle Meade Plantation.
The district is 2 miles east of downtown Nashville. The area was developed between the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Historically, it has been a middle class area. There are 352 buildings in the district and the majority of the buildings are single family homes. The district also has several churches a corner store and a school.
Anderson-Smith House: March 1, 1984: Paducah: McCracken: Serves as an official Kentucky Welcome Center and houses the furniture of Vice-President Alben Barkley. Also known as Whitehaven or "Bide-a-wee." 73000824 Wickland: February 16, 1973: Bardstown: Nelson: Has been the home of 3 governors: two from Kentucky and one from Louisiana: William ...
Oldest surviving house in Johnson County; built 1843; Fryer House – Home of pioneer Walter Fryer; built 1811; Glen Willis – built 1815; Hausgen House – Colonial Revival style house; built c. 1890; Hawkins House – Has served as a ropewalk and a dormitory for the Georgetown Female Seminary. Became a residential home in 1858; built c. 1790
Nashville: Plantation house on the property that is now the site of the Nashville Zoo 81: Benajah Gray Log House: Benajah Gray Log House: July 11, 1985 : 446 Battle Rd. Antioch: 82: Gymnasium, Vanderbilt University
The house then passed to their daughter, Madge (Rowan) Frost. [8] In 1922, the "My Old Kentucky Home Commission" purchased Federal Hill from Madge Rowan Frost, the last heir of Federal Hill farm. The Commission renovated the property and gave the farm to the Commonwealth of Kentucky for use as a state park, with the official dedication on July ...
Historic Germantown is Nashville's oldest neighborhood. Immigrants from Germany began to build homes there in the 1840s. [2] The area was established as Germantown in the 1850s. The boundaries of the district are Jefferson Street, third Avenue North, Taylor Street and Eight Avenue North. [1] The area encompasses 18 city blocks. [2]
Clover Bottom Mansion occupies land on the Stones River first claimed in 1780 by John Donelson, who abandoned his homestead following an Indian attack. [5] The mansion was built in 1859 and was the centerpiece of the 1,500-acre Clover Bottom Plantation [6] [3] incorporating portions of the house that had been built by the Hoggatts in 1853 and was destroyed by fire.