Sixteen excerpts from an oral history interview with Nashville businessman Douglas B. Havron, conducted on 4 April 2007 by James T. Havron as part of the Nashville Public Library's Nashville Business Leaders Oral History Project. In these clips...
A carte-de-visite studio portrait of William A. Eichbaum. Eichbaum was born in 1787 in Dublin, Ireland, the son of German immigrants. He immigrated to the United States around 1820, and came to Nashville, Tennessee around 1821. He married Catherine...
A postcard of the Tulane Hotel, located at the intersection of Eighth Avenue North and Church Street in downtown Nashville. This hotel was erected in 1894 as the Nicholson Hotel on the site of the old Nicholson House (a fancy boarding house...
A photograph of the Two Rivers Mansion, located at 3130 McGavock Pike, approximately 11 miles from downtown Nashville, Tennessee, as it appeared circa 1978. Two Rivers Mansion was constructed in 1859 for David H. McGavock and his wife William...
A photograph of the Tulane Hotel as it appeared circa the 1930s, located at the intersection of Eighth Avenue North and Church Street in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. This hotel was erected in 1894 as the Nicholson Hotel on the site of the old...
(Transferred to Combs from Turpin, L.C. _ The original lot owner was Hughes, J.H.); 16; South; 26; 10.0x30.0; 246; III; 02/24/1882; Combs, Wm. R. 1861-1909; Lovell, Mrs. I.S. & child 1865-1911
(Original lot owner was Moses, Joseph, but he did not pay for the lot so it was sold to Corbitt); 10; 21; 10.0x20.0; 22; 44; III; 10/20/1856; Looks empty--10 spaces
(Transferred to Hood, Chelsey then the deed was held b y Jennings, Robert. Not sure if he was the new lot owner or if he just held the deed.); 1; 2; 20.0x25.0; 284; II; 05/09/1853; Check Jennings, Robert for other information.
(Transferred from the original lot owner Phillip Lindsley); 9; ---; 2; 20.0x10.0; 314; I; Plummer, Bettie 1856-1886; Plummer, Jennie 1869-1903; Plummer, John 1854-1935
(See Joice, Andy) (for unknown reason J.K. Williams name was written on the deed, possible that he was lot owner after Andy Joice); 15; b; 35; 10.0x20.0; 155; III; 09/18/1860
(Transferred from Owens, Mrs. Sarah who bought the lot from the original owner Zanone, Joseph); 28; A; 1; 10.0x20.0; 309; III; 10/26/1876; Clements, R. M. 1869-1910; Howell, Alica A. 1850-1922; Howell, Birdie 1874-1876; Howell, James L. 1847-1918;...
(Williams, J. K. Written on the deed-possible that he was owner of the deed adter Andy Joice ? ); 15; b; 35; 10.0x20.0; 155; III; 09/18/1860; Looks empty.
(Transferred from Meacham, W. F. who bought the lot from the original lot owner - Walker, John W.); 5; ---; 4; 48.0x18.0; 347; I; 07/13/1877; THE LOT IS FULL, NO MORE BURIALS ARE POSSIBLE. 1982.; Lee, A. P. 1893-1902 (Agnes Pearl); Lee, K. B....
A photograph of Peach Blossom, the family home of Joseph Erwin, located at 215 Craighead Avenue, circa 1960. The original structure was constructed in a Georgian architectural style, built circa 1803, and subsequent owners of the property made new...
A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about Nashville Times carrier boys. The caption reads: “More than 200 Nashville Times carrier boys were guests last night of the Dodson Shows, at Fortieth and Charlotte, when all the...
A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about a spring sale at Peoples Furniture Company. The caption reads: “An expansive remodeling including a new front with three modern display windows has just been completed by Peoples Furniture...
Overton Hall, “the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Maxwell Overton was built in 1900 by Mr. Overton. It is after the Tudor style of architecture for manor houses, and stands in the midst of a large park, thickly wooded with giant forest trees …...
An excerpt from an oral history interview with Catherine Berry Pilcher Avery, conducted on the 09 February 1981 and the 13 February 1981 by Leanne Thornton as part of the Historic Nashville, Inc. Oral History Project. Avery, the...