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Old Maney Home with Connections to Oaklands
The beautiful home in Murfreesboro known as “Big Holly” was built in 1866 by J. P. Henderson. He was forced to give up the house after the debt he incurred from having it built. Lavinia Claiborne, the daughter of Governor Cannon, moved into the home in the 1870s. Her sister, Rachel Adeline, moved in with…
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Biscuit Love Located in Historic Corn House
The Corn House was built in 1892 to replace a previous home that burned down on this same site. The original home was built for a man named Atwood, but this home gets its name from the Corn family who lived here for more than 60 years. Charlie H. Corn was one of the wealthiest…
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A Turret for this Petersburg Home
I came across this one completely by accident and boy am I glad that I did! Circa 1893, how beautiful is that porch and turret? And that 3rd story dormer window is the cutest!
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Brick Folk Victorian in Mt Pleasant
This folk Victorian home was built in 1900 for Herman D. Ruhm who was an engineer and phosphate company owner. It has a quite a few unique details to it. A few things that I love about this one are the porch with conical roof, the octogonal bay window, and beautiful transom over the bay…
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First House in Pulaski with Indoor Bathroom
This home in Pulaski, Tennessee is known as “Reveille” and was constructed in 1868. An earlier home was built on this location, but it was destroyed in a tornado on Christmas Eve in 1865. This home was built just a couple of years later on the same site by Benjamin Carter. It was the first…
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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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Old House Cost $18k to Build
The Watson House was built circa 1881 in Franklin, Tennessee and cost around $18,000 to build. It was constructed by Susan Katherine “Kitty” Puryear Watson after her husband died. Interesting fact: Kitty tore down a home on this property in order to build this home. She hired architect Hugh Cathcart Thompson who also designed the…
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Not Historic, But Looks That Way
I drove over to one of my favorite homes in the Boro during the big snow storm (sharing soon!) when I came across this beautiful home that I’ve never noticed before. I believe this is a modern home built to look historic.
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Pink House in Bell Buckle
This beautiful pink Victorian is another favorite in Bell Buckle! Built circa late 1800s. I’ve always loved the arched windows and the subtle gable details.
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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…
