Fayetteville

  • 1854 House Was a Wedding Gift

    1854 House Was a Wedding Gift

    The McDonald-Boulner House is super unique wouldn’t you say? Heavy on the gothic revival architecture, it was built in 1854 as a wedding gift from a Dr. R. R. McKinney to his daughter Cordelia and her husband. It has been renovated several times over the years, but its retained most of its historical details including…

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  • Hitching Posts Still Out Front

    Hitching Posts Still Out Front

    The Newsom House in Fayetteville, Tennesee was built circa 1899. James L. Newsom was a traveling salesman and operated a dry goods store in the town square. He died at a young age of typhoid fever. His widow kept the home until leaving it to her son (by her second husband). The original horse hitching…

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  • House with a Turret in Fayetteville

    House with a Turret in Fayetteville

    The Goodrich House in Fayetteville, Tennessee was built in 1880 as a wedding present for Mr. and Mrs. Goodrich. Since then, it’s undergone very little modernization over the years, but retains most of its historic appearances. It contributes to the South Elk Street Historic District.

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  • Historic Strawberry Hill

    Historic Strawberry Hill

    This home, known as Strawberry Hill, is located in Fayetteville, Tennessee. You can find it on historic Mulberry Avenue along with several other landmark properties. It was built in 1850 by Colonel John Tilford Gordon who came to the area from Philedelphia. It was used as a hospital and officers quarters during the Civil War.…

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  • Historic House Has Indoor Pool

    Historic House Has Indoor Pool

    I’ve got a little case of the Monday blues. This house always has the blues!The Turley-Moores-Motlow House in Fayetteville, Tennessee was built in 1880. Its architecture reflects the Queen Anne influences that were popular during this time period. It’s currently for sale for $280,000 and has an indoor pool. What?!

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  • Green Gothic in Fayetteville

    Green Gothic in Fayetteville

    You’d almost not know that this house was built in the 1860s. Built as a central passage style home, the 3 roofline dormers were added around the turn of the 20th century. I can’t imagine this one without those iconic points, can you?

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