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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.
As of 2000, the population of Belle Meade had 2,149 people. The zip code for Belle Meade is 33138. The area covers 0.433 square miles (1.12 km 2). As of 2000, there were 1,248 males and 900 females. The median age for males were 35.2 years old, while the median age for females were 35.5 years old.
In 2009, Belle Meade opened Nashville's first Winery; it features Tennessee red and white wines made from the native southern grape, the muscadine, and blackberry fruit. [6] Additionally, the onsite restaurant, the Belle Meade Meat and Three, offers smoked meats, fresh cooked vegetables, biscuits, cornbread and homemade desserts.
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Hilton Hotels created a property improvement plan for the Clover Island Inn that provides an exhaustive look at the steps needed to bring it up to the brand’s exacting standards.
For most, Belle Isle’s historic police station is nothing more than a shuttered brick building full of broken windows, falling blue shingles and chipping green paint.
[3] 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]
The mansion was built in 1886 [3] [4] [5] for Howell Edmunds Jackson (1832–1895) and his wife Mary Elizabeth (née Harding), second daughter and last child of William Giles Harding (1808–1886), owner of the Belle Meade Plantation. Harding had given them a tract of 2600 acres in the western section of his 5400-acre plantation. [5]