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It’s a Barn, It’s School, It’s a Church?
I was never able to determine what this structure originally was.
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Carmack House is Now Funeral Home
This gorgeous white home is in Columbia, Tennessee. But it’s not just any home. It’s a funeral home. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home has been in business since 1856 founded by A. Barr and eventually partnering with John Oakes. He formed a partnership with an experienced undertaker named Robert Nichols in 1900, hence the name…
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Primitive Old Church Remains in Murfreesboro
This rustic old building is the Beesley Primitive Baptist Church in Rutherford County, Tennessee. The church began in 1805 as the Overall Creek Baptist Church and services were held in this very spot. The congregation eventually transitioned with the Primitive Baptist Movement and changed its name. An initial log building was erected here in 1805…
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Historic Home is Bed & Breakfast in Woodbury
It’s hard to believe that this house is 161 years old! Built by William Wharton in 1859, its use didn’t start out as a private home. This home was originally a dormitory for the Baptist Female College, later called Woodbury College. The college eventually transitioned to a nondenominational school and continued for several years. After…
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A House of Mayors – A Legacy to Murfreesboro
The Collier-Lane-Crichlow House or more recently known as the “House of Mayors” is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The land that the home sits on was granted to Captain William Lytle who served in the Revoluntionary War. He became a founding of father of Murfreesboro. Sterling P. Jones bought a tract of land from him and…
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Beautiful Old Church in College Grove, Tennessee
College Grove Methodist Church is located in Williamson County, Tennessee. I love the attention to detail and the wood work on this one! This church began in 1869 and the congregation built a small frame church on the property. By the late 1800s, it had outgrown that building and this one was erected in its…
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Victorian Village Home Circa 1852
The Mallory-Neely House in Memphis, Tennessee is breathtaking! Built in 1852 by Isaac and Lucy Kirtland, it’s a beautiful example of an Italianate Victorian. In the 1880s and 1890s the house was renovated and went from 2 and 1/2 stories to a full 3 story with tower. The last resident of this mansion was Mrs…
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Historic Church Holds On in Tennessee
This is Cross Roads Church of Christ in Bell Buckle, Tennessee. The church was founded in 1832, but it’s said that this building was erected in 1848. It’s been abandoned for several years and seems to be falling into heavy disrepair. The cemetery on the property is fairly decent size with a wall of stone…
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Gannaway House – Stuck in Time
This incredible log house is a hidden treaure preserved almost as it was close to 210 years ago. I spent an afternoon learning about it from a man that has first-hand knowledge about this piece of history. This is the Gannaway House in Rutherford county. It was built in the early 1800s, perhaps 1810, by…
