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New Orleans’ Wedding Cake House
Ladies and Gentlemen, The Wedding Cake House of New Orleans, Louisiana! It doesn’t take long to realize why this house has been given that name. Built for Nicholas Burke in 1896 and then rebuilt in 1907 after a fire. One of the most beautiful homes in New Orleans!
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Hacker-Kennedy House, Jonesborough
The Hacker-Kennedy House in Jonesborough, Tennessee. Built in 1869 as an Italianate with Queen Anne influences.
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Franklin, KY 1850 Mansion
Check out the columns on this place! Circa 1850 in Franklin, Kentucky.
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Caswell-Eldridge House
The Caswell-Eldridge House in Knoxville was built in 1880. It’s a George F. Barber design which is fitting because Knoxville was his hometown! This home contributes to the Fourth and Gill Historic District.
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Walton Court in Rubgy, TN
Walton Court is an “old” home in Rugby Tennessee. It is a historical reconstruction of the same home that sat in this very spot. Walton Court was originally built in 1881. It survived 107 years before tragically succumbing to a fire in 1988. The 1881 home was built for Robert Walton, who was one of…
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Hellner-Henry House, Knoxville
This Knoxville mansion is the Hellner-Henry House. It was built in 1893 for John C. Hellner and his family. It was one of the earliest built in this area. It later belonged to the Henry family and was eventually divided into apartments before becoming vacant for several years. Homes like these are always miracles to…
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Lanier-Smith Farm Continued
Before I close out this series on the Lanier-Smith Farm, I wanted to show you around some of the other things on the farm. Check out the captions. And before I do, I’d like to honor Joe Smith. He was a descendant of the Lanier family and a very special man. Much of the work…
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Lanier-Smith Farm House
The first few years on the farm must have been difficult. Three of the children and Benjamin Bugg Lanier himself passed away in a short amount of time. And then, Mary passed away a few years later in 1860 leaving only her two sons Benjamin and Robert. These two brothers persevered through the hard times.…
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The Beginnings of Lanier-Smith Farm
On a day in late May of 1838, Benjamin Bugg Lanier and his sweetheart Mary Polly Donelson were married in Williamson County, Tennessee. They started having children a year later and in 1847, they bought 240 acres of land in Marshall county, Tennessee to build their farm on.Two miles to the nearest highway and several…
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Bowling Green’s “The Castle”
How about this “castle”? No really, this place has been dubbed “The Castle” since it was constructed in 1876. The home was built by James Erasmus Potter, the son of prominent local banker Pleasant J. Potter. It was in the Potter family for 30 years and was eventually sold and was turned into 12 apartments.…
