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Oral history interview with John Kiser, 1978 April 10

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Title	Oral history interview with John Kiser, 1978 April 10
Personal name	Kiser, John--Interviews; Hays, Charles, 1777-1854; Hays, Wilbur; Reeves family; Rieves family; Hays family; Kiser family; Rains family; Baker family; Gowen family; Top family; Hays, James Vaulx, 1829-1885; Hays, Charles M., b. 1823; Paul, Lydia; Blackman, Charles Hays; Williams, Willoughby, d. 1802: Hays, Anna Blackman, d. 1839
Corporate name	Mill Creek Baptist Church (Antioch, Tenn.) Antioch Baptist Church (Tenn.)
Topical entry	Architecture Buildings Historic buildings--Tennessee--Antioch Dwellings--Tennessee--Antioch Dwellings--Tennessee--Davidson County Architecture--Tennessee--Antioch Architecture, Domestic--Tennessee--Antioch Slavery--Tennessee, Middle Slaves--Dwellings--Tennessee, Middle Indians of North America--Tennessee Church buildings--Tennessee--Antioch Protestant churches--Tennessee--Antioch Farm life--Tennessee--Antioch Judges--Tennessee--Davidson County--History--19th century Toll roads--Tennessee--Davidson County Real property--Tennessee--Davidson County Adjoining landowners--Tennessee--Antioch
Geographic entry	Antioch (Tenn.)--History--Sources Reeves Road (Antioch, Tenn.) Antioch (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc. Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources Davidson County (Tenn.)--Social life and customs Tennessee, Middle--History--Sources Tennessee, Middle--Social conditions Tennessee--history--Civil War, 1861-1865 Prisoners of war--Southern States
Description	Excerpts from an interview with architectural historian John Kiser, conducted on 10 April 1978 by Deborah Cooney as part of the Historic Nashville Inc. Oral History project. The interview took place in John Kisers' historic home, the Hays-Kiser house, located at 834 Reeves Road in Antioch, Tennessee. In 1974, the house was placed on the National Register. Designated a Davidson County historic landmark in 1989, it is also known as "Locust Hill" with Benjamin D. Wills cited as the original builder circa 1805. Kiser discusses the history of the Hays-Kiser house and how it was known in the Antioch community as the "North Carolina" house; the 18th-century methods used in its construction and anecdotal evidence regarding a 1795 document that described the building of the house; his research in the Court House records documenting the numerous purchases and sales of land by Charles Hays; early records about Hays' service in the Grand Jury; other families living near the Hays; the name "Antioch" and Mr. Hays' donating land for the building of the Antioch Baptist Church; Mrs. Hays' obituary; what happened to the house upon the death of Mr. Hays; and the elaborate interior features of the historic structure. The complete interview, as well as an index and transcript, is available in the Special Collections Division.
Creator	Kiser, John (Interviewee); Cooney, Deborah (Interviewer)
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219
Date	1978-04-10
Type	Sound; Oral histories
Format	audio/mp3
Identifier	HNIOHKiserJaclip1.mp3; HNIOHKiserJaclip2.mp3; HNIOHKiserJaclip3.mp3; HNIOHKiserJaclip4.mp3; HNIOHKiserJbclip1; HNIOHKiserJ_transcript.pdf
Source	Excerpted from: HNIOHKiserJ digital recording converted from wav to mp3 format in 2007.
Language	English
Relation	Historic Nashville Inc. Oral History Project
Coverage	1970-1979
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5782.
Location	Closed Stacks-HNIOHKiserJ

Title	Clip 1 - Known as the “North Carolina” house
Creator	Historic Nashville, Inc.
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219
Type	Still Image; Photographs
Format	image/jpeg
Coverage	2000-2009
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5782.

Oral history interview with John Kiser, 1978 April 10

Clip 1 - Known as the “North Carolina” house

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Oral history interview with John Kiser, 1978 April 10

Oral history interview with John Kiser, 1978 April 10