Thursday, December 27, 2007

Sumner Historical Places

Cragfont
Located nine miles east of Gallatin, Cragfont was built by James Winchester in 1802. Completed just after the end of the Indian wars, it was claimed to be the grandest house in Tennessee.
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Trousdale Place
Located in Gallatin, Trousdale Place was built by Congressman John Bowen. The property was acquired by William Trousdale in the 1830s. Trousdale was a soldier in the War of 1812, the Seminole War of 1836, and the Mexican War. In 1849 he was elected governor of Tennessee.
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Monthaven
Monthaven was built by businessman L. B. Fite about 1860. It has been donated to the city of Hendersonville and is the home of the Hendersonville Arts Council. This 'Haven for the Arts' features art, crafts, classes for adults and children, concerts, and more.
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Rock Castle
Located in Hendersonville, construction began on Rock Castle in 1784 by Daniel Smith, surveyor, militia general, secretary of the Southwest Territory, and plantation owner. Rock Castle became a state owned historic site in 1969.
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Wynnewood
Built as an inn in 1828,Wynnewood is the largest Tennessee log structure of its time to have survived. Located in Castalian Springs, it is a National Historic Landmark.


Bledsoe's Fort Historical Park
Highway 25, Castalian Springs, TN 37031


Bradford-Berry House
252 East Main Street, Hendersonville, TN 37075Telephone: (615) 822-0789Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Central Time) Notes: Built in 1792. Home of Hendersonville Arts Council.

Historic Mansker's Station -- Mansker's Fort & Bowen Plantation
Moss-Wright Park, Caldwell Lane, Goodlettsville, TN 37070Telephone: (615) 859-FORTHours: Tuesday - Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. (Central Time)Notes: Closed in January & February. Admission fee is charged.
Built in 1787. Contains an interpretive Pioneer Fort and the oldest brick house in Middle Tennessee.


Rose Mont Restoration Foundation, Inc.

810 South Water AveGallatin, TN 37066

Built in the 1830's by Josephus Conn Guild