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Eastlake House in East Nashville
Eastlake beauty in East Nashville. Circa 1895.
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Historic Yellow House in Bolivar
The Wright-Smith House in Bolivar, Tennessee was built in 1867 by Mrs. Thomas Smith. She had a dream soon after her husband’s death which told her to move back to Bolivar and build a house in the shadow of the Episcopal Church. She did just that. However in 1978, to avoid demolition, the home was…
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Coffman-Smith House in Rockwood
The Coffman-Smith House in Rockwood, Tennessee was built in 1897. It’s Queen Anne and I could not get over that huge porch! Go big or go home, right?! I apologize to all my detail people for the car out front. There was no way around it that day and I just had to get a…
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Moody-Robertson House
Moody-Robertson House in Mount Pleasant, Tennessee. Circa 1850. It may be simple, but for 170 years old, this Main Street house holds a lot of Mount Pleasant history!
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Beautiful Abandoned Homestead
Abandoned but beautiful old homestead in Bedford County.
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Abandoned in Lincoln County
Another roadside find! This old farmhouse is located just outside Fayetteville. It was for sale, but I think it sold recently along with a lot farmland!
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Christiana Abandoned Home – Now Gone
It’s almost 90 degrees here today, but this picture takes me back to earlier this year when we got a good amount of snow! I snapped this one day of a house I’ve passed by probably a hundred times since we moved here to Bell Buckle. Sadly, it’s since been torn down.
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Cornstalk Heights Historic Home
I’ll never get over this house. We considered for a hot minute buying this house, but decided it was just too far from where we wanted to live. I adore this home! Built in 1890, it has so much historical detail including both a lady and gentlemen’s parlor! Pocket doors, staircase, and a ginormous attic…
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Temperance Hall Circa 1893
Check out this building! Temperance Hall in Harriman was built in 1893 as part of American Temperance University. Its goal was to make the community “an ideal industrial city based on thrift, sobriety, superior intelligence, and exalted moral character.” In its second year, the university enrolled over 345 students from 20 different states, but was…
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Leland Cook House Circa 1895
It’s another Rockwood beaut! The Leland Cook House was built in 1895. Leland was known in the area as “The Father of Football” because he organized and coached the high school football league that served five towns including Rockwood. He was also a local pastor. I spy a tiiiiiiiiiny little stained glass window in that…
