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Italianate Architecture Style
Italianate style homes were primarily built in the US between 1840 and 1885. It may shock you, but the style originated from Italy. Yes, yes. No one would have ever guessed that. But they are derived from Italian villas and farmhouses that dotted the landscape there. You can usually spot an Italianate by the characteristic…
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Samuel Cunningham House
When out on the roof there arose such a L A D D E R. I’m sorry, y’all. I couldn’t help it. This is the Samuel Cunningham House in Jonesborough. Built in 1840. Can you believe it? Dr. Cunningham was a surgeon that was instrumental in bringing the railroad to the town. In fact, he…
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Edgefield Historic Neighborhood
Here’s another lovely home in the Historic Edgefield neighborhood. Neil S. Brown, who was governor of Tennessee from 1846-1850, is credited with naming Edgefield. He was inspired by a view of distant fields encircled by woods. He built his home in the neighborhood in the 1860s. It was known as “Idlewild” and was unfortunately razed…
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Sweet Tennessee Backroads House
“It was a mistake to think of houses, old houses, as being empty. They were filled with memories, with the faded echoes of voices. Drops of tears, drops of blood, the ring of laughter, the edge of tempers that had ebbed and flowed between the walls, into the walls, over the years.Wasn’t it, after all,…
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Twin Gable Wartrace Home
From double parlors to twin front gables. This is a Queen Anne in my little town’s neighbor, Wartrace. Located as you head out of town, it seems as though this one may not get the attention it deserves. But I finally stopped to admire all those little details. Circa 1880.
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Gresham-Saylor House
I’m a sucker for Victorians. The Gresham-Saylor House was built circa 1880.
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Carousel House, Springfield
The Carousel House. Circa 1896 in Springfield, Tennessee.
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Historic Salt House, Jonesborough
This historic building in Jonesborough, Tennessee is known as the Salt House. It was constructed in the 1840s and was a general store and wholesale warehouse ran by businessman William Crouch. During the Civil War, it became very difficult to get salt to preserve food and they had to cross enemy lines to acquire it.…
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Historic Home in Springfield
The Woodard House in Springfield, Tennessee was built around 1879 by Lee Woodard. Some records state that the home was moved to a different lot that it was built on. It last sold in 2017 for $315,000. I spoke to a neighbor who said the owners of this beauty take great care of the place.…
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Carriage Lane Inn, Murfreesboro
The Carriage Lane Inn and Reception Hall, or more historically known, the Miller-Overall House was built in 1885 by Ira D. Miller and is located on land sold by the Maney family after the Civil War. He sold the home to John M. Overall in 1892. Overall operated a grocery store in the 1880s and…
