Tag: historic homes

by Katie Shands, author of Finding Franklin 1. Watson House (214 3rd Avenue South) ABOUT THE WATSON HOUSE: With its mansard roof and projecting central tower, the...

4. Campbell Westbrook House (819 West Main Street) ABOUT THE CAMPBELL WESTBROOK HOUSE: The grand Campbell Westbrook House was the original location of O’More College of...

6. Green-Moore House (932 West Main Street) ABOUT THE GREEN-MOORE HOUSE: The Green-Moore House has the most scandalous history of all the homes on this list....

2. The Corn House/Biscuit Love (132 3rd Avenue South) ABOUT THE CORN HOUSE: Food and entertainment run deep in the history of the Corn House. A...

Glimpses into the past can be found nearly everywhere in Franklin, Tennessee—from the bullet-riddled buildings that bore witness to the Battle of Franklin to...

3. The Eggleston Place (203 3rd Avenue North) ABOUT THE EGGLESTON PLACE: The Eggleston Place—a columned, white home with a rear gazebo and latticed porch—looks like...

7. The Campbell School (1014 West Main Street) ABOUT THE CAMPBELL SCHOOL: This may not be among the showiest homes on West Main Street, but the...

5. LilliHouse (930 West Main Street) ABOUT LILLIHOUSE: LilliHouse has strong ties to Franklin’s leading industry in the early 1900s. Lillie Mills provided flour and cornmeal...