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Title
Glen
Leven
home
in
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
circa
1973
Personal name
Thompson
family
Corporate name
Glen Leven (Nashville, Tenn.)
Topical entry
Architecture
Buildings
Architecture--Tennessee--Nashville
Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville
Columns--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources--Buildings, structures, etc.
Description
A
photograph
of the
historic
Glen
Leven
home
,
located
in
Nashville
,
Tennessee
at
4000
Franklin
Road
, as
it
appeared
circa
1973
. This
ancestral
home
of the
Thompson
family
was
built
in
1857
by
John
Thompson
,
son
of
Thomas
Thompson
, the
pioneer
settler
who
signed
the
1780
Cumberland
Compact
at
Fort
Nashborough
and as a
Revolutionary
War
soldier
received
a
land
grant
where
this
Glen
Leven
home
would be
built
. The
structure
was
constructed
in the
Jeffersonian
style
,
without
benefit
of
architect
, from
brick
made
on the
site
by
African
American
slaves
. The
Jeffersonian
details
of the
construction
and
design
include
the
Corinthian-topped
,
fluted
entry
columns
across
the
front
which
hold
up
a
balcony
.
During
the
first
day
of the
Battle
of
Nashville
,
December
15
,
1864
, the
home
stood
between
the
Union
and
Confederate
sides
and the
brick
walls
show
chipping
made
by
bullets
.
Glen
Leven
was
used
as a
field
hospital
by
federal
troops
.
Extensive
renovation
restyled
the
interior
during
the
late
19th
century
. The
home
was the
residence
of
several
generations
of
Thompson
family
members
before
being
bought
in
1971
by
Susan
West
, a
direct
descendant
of
Thomas
Thompson
. The
historic
Glen
Leven
home
and its
surrounding
sixty-five
acres
were
bequeathed
by the
late
Ms
.
Susan
West
to the
Land
Trust
of
Tennessee
for
preservation
.
Forms
part
of the
Nashville
Room
Historic
Photographs
Collection
.
1
photograph
:
b
&
w
;
5
x
7
in.
Creator
P'Pool
,
Edwin
C
.
(Photographer)
Publisher
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
Contributors
P'Pool
,
Edwin
C
.
(Donor)
Date
1973
Type
Still
Image
;
Photographs
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
P-1491
Relation
Nashville
Room
Historic
Photographs
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
the
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Telephone
(615)
862-5782
.
Location
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