Rare Book
Historical and Beautiful Country Homes
Near Nashville, Tennessee
This rare, 100-year-old book chronicles the history and architectural beauty of 58 of the Nashville area’s most elegant homes. The book was compiled by Mrs. James E. Caldwell and published in 1911. Each house is described with a brief history including unique black and white photographs by Marvin W. Wiles. Many of these residences were antebellum manor houses that were involved in some way with the Civil War. Some, such as “Travellers Rest,” (see photo below) were located on or near the battlefield itself and were used by officers, as General John Bell Hood used “Travellers Rest,” as military headquarters. Because of the obvious importance of many of these homes to the Battle of Nashville, BONT board member Jim Kay located this book and had it scanned for the website.
From the collection of Jim Kay, BONT now makes this rare volume available to those interested in these landmark homes and the history they have preserved. Below is the Table of Contents, which will guide you to the appropriate Links which follow.
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THE GRANNY WHITE PIKE HOMES
Granny White Pike Zenaida
Granny White Pike Noel Place Idelwild
Granny White Pike Mistletoe Lodge
Granny White Pike Lealand
Granny White Pike Glenstrae Noelton
THE HARDING PIKE HOMES
Harding Pike Belle Meade Cliff Lawn
Above link includes Belle Meade, West Meade, Honeywood, and Cliff Lawn
Harding Pike Gray Bellwood
Above link includes John M. Gray, Jr. home, Red Gables, The Whitworth Place, and Bellwood
Harding Pike- Lynwood Wilmore
Above link includes Lynnwood, Woodlawn, Royal Oaks, Totomoi, and Wilmor Manor
THE FRANKLIN PIKE HOMES
Franklin Pike Travellers Rest Oak Hill
Above link includes Travellers Rest, Overton Hall, Ravenscroft and Oak Hill
Franklin Pike Glen Leven Elmwood
Above link includes Glen Leven, Longview, Brightwood and Elmwood
Franklin Pike Melrose Woodstock
Above link includes Melrose, Westwood, C.D. Berry home, and Woodstock
Nolensville Pike
Woody Crest
Murfreesboro Pike
Colemere, Kingsley, Seven Oaks, Dux Ailee, Alamo, Glencliff and Mansfield
Hillsboro Pike
Breezemont and Hillcrest
Lebanon Pike
The Hermitage, Clover Bottom, Two Rivers and Bell Air
Dickerson Pike
Silvan Hall, Hillhurst and West View
Gallatin Pike
Maplewood and Renraw
Miscellaneous
Burlington Place and Belmont
Charlotte Pike
Old Bass Place and Westover Plantation