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Sunnyside Mansion in Sevier Park, Nashville, Tennessee, 1975 October
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Title
Sunnyside
Mansion
in
Sevier
Park
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
1975
October
Topical entry
Parks--Tennessee--Nashville
Urban parks--Tennessee--Nashville
Architecture--Tennessee--Nashville
Historic buildings--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs
Nashville (Tenn.)--Parks
Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Lealand Lane (Nashville, Tenn.)
Twelfth Avenue (Nashville, Tenn.)
Granny White Pike (Nashville, Tenn.)
Description
Pictured
in the
foreground
: A
log
cabin
and
smokehouse
at the
Sunnyside
Mansion
in
Sevier
Park
,
circa
October
,
1975
. The
historic
marker
states
:
“Home
of
Mary
Benton
,
widow
of
Jesse
Benton
who
left
Nashville
after
a
famous
feud
with
Andrew
Jackson
in
1813
. The
Greek
Revival
house
was
built
c
.
1852
and
stood
between
Union
and
Confederate
lines
during
the
Battle
of
Nashville
in
1864
.
Prominent
dentist
L
.
G
.
Noel
lived
here for
45
years
. The
brick
wings
were
added
by
Col
.
Granville
Sevier
during
renovation
of the
house
in the
late
1920s.”
Sevier
Park
opened
on this
property
in
1948
.
Sunnyside
was
occupied
by the
family
of a
Parks
Department
superintendent
until
1987
. A
major
restoration
was
completed
in
2004
, and
Sunnyside
became
home
to the
Metropolitan
Historical
Commission
and
Metropolitan
Historic
Zoning
Commission
.
Forms
part
of
Nashville
Banner
Negatives
Collection
.
1
photographic
negative
:
b
&
w
;
4
x
5
in.
Publisher
Metropolitan
Nashville/Davidson
County
Archives
,
Nashville
Public
Library
Date
1975-10
Type
Still
Image
;
Negatives
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
Banner Sevier Home Sunnyside October 1975 552
Relation
Nashville
Banner
Negatives
Collection
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
:
Metro
Nashville
Archives
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Telephone
(615)
862-5880
.
Location
Closed Stacks, Metro Archives: Nashville Banner Negatives Collection
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