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HISTORIC NASHVILLE BEHIND-THE-SCENES TOUR OF THE CRAIGHEAD HOUSE
2016-08-27 10:00 - 12:00 UTC
JOIN HISTORIC NASHVILLE FOR A MEMBERS-ONLY TOUR OF THE CRAIGHEAD HOUSE ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 27TH, 2016 AT 10:00 AM.
MEET AT:
The Craighead House
3710 Westbrook Ave
Nashville, TN 37205 Map
Join us for a tour of the historic Craighead House led by the home’s current owner, Steve Sirls.
This Federal-style home was built in 1810 for John Brown Craighead and his first wife Jane Erwin Dickinson. Craighead was the son of early Nashville settler the Rev. Thomas Craighead. In 1823, Craighead married Lavinia Robertson Beck, youngest daughter of Nashville founders Charlotte and James Robertson. Major additions to the house were made in 1824, 1919, and 1998. Developers purchased the Craighead estate in 1905 and planned the present-day Richland-West End neighborhood.
Hope to see you there!

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Behind-The-Scenes Tour Of Brentwood Hall
2016-07-23 10:00 - 12:00
Join Historic Nashville For A Member’S Only Behind-The-Scenes Tour Of Brentwood Hall!
When: July 23, 2016 @ 10:00 CST
Where: 440 Hogan Rd, Nashville, TN 37211
Details: Members should meet in front of Brentwood Hall house. Ample parking is available at or near the house.
Brentwood Hall, built circa 1910, was the estate of prominent Nashville businessman and banker Rogers Caldwell who was often called “the J.P. Morgan of the South”. Caldwell was the son of another prominent Nashville son, James Caldwell, and grew up at the historic Longview mansion in Oak Hill. After the stock market crash of 1929, Rogers Caldwell’s company went bankrupt, leading to the scandalous failure of nearly 100 banks across the South in what was called “greatest financial disaster which Tennessee has ever experienced”. The state of Tennessee seized Caldwell’s estate in the aftermath. The property now operates under the Tennessee Department of Agriculture. The grounds include Caldwell’s former mansion, a renovated horse barn which now houses an agriculture and early Tennessee history museum, a family cemetery, 1800’s-era log cabins, an arboretum and various state agency office buildings. Join Historic Nashville members for a behind-the-scenes exclusive tour of the estate of one of Nashville’s most prominent and infamous residents at the turn of the century.
Tour will include Brentwood Hall, the old cemetery, and the agriculture museum.

Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Marathon Village
2016-07-16 10:00 - 11:00 | Marathon Village, 1305 Clinton St, Nashville, TN, 37203, United States
Join Historic Nashville For A Member’S Only Behind-The-Scenes Tour Of Marathon Village!
When: July 16, 2016 @ 10:00 CST
Where: 1305 Clinton St, Nashville, TN 37203
Details: Park in the gravel lot behind 1305 Clinton Street or in the overflow lot next to that alley. Parking may also be available on side lots but will be limited due to high traffic for summer tourist season. Plan to arrive early to find parking. Members should meet in the lobby of 1305 Clinton Street to begin the tour at the Car Museum.
Once abandoned and overgrown with weeds, Marathon Village is now a booming national tourist destination and home of the original Marathon Motor Car factory. The factory and surrounding buildings were built between circa 1881 and 1912 with differing styles of architecture. Several original Marathon Cars can be viewed inside the car museum. The village is an example of adaptive reuse of historic Nashville structures and houses various local businesses including an art gallery, a coffee shop, boutiques, a brewery and taproom, and the popular Antique Archaeology store. Join Historic Nashville members for a behind-the-scenes exclusive tour with the owner and savior of the now-restored historic property, Barry Walker.
