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Title	Photograph of Peach Blossom in Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1960
Personal name	Erwin family; Dickinson family; Craighead family; Jackson family; Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845; Dickinson, Charles; Erwin, Joseph; Dickinson, Jane Erwin; Craighead, John B.; Craighead, T. B. (Thomas Brown), 1750?-1825; Erwin, Joseph--Homes and haunts--Tennessee--Nashville
Corporate name	Peach Blossom (Nashville, Tenn.) Whitworth Farms (Nashville, Tenn.) West End High School (Nashville, Tenn.)--History
Topical entry	Architecture Buildings African Americans Education High Schools Business Capital City Architectural elements--Tennessee--Nashville Historic buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Houses--Tennessee--Nashville Neighborhoods--Tennessee--Nashville Dwellings--Tennessee--Nashville Porticoes (Porches)--Tennessee--Nashville Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Architects--Tennessee--Nashville Architecture--Tennessee--Nashville Lost architecture--Tennessee--Nashville Architecture, Georgian--Tennessee--Nashville Residential real estate--Tennessee--Nashville Dueling--Tennessee--Nashville Plantation owners--Tennessee--Nashville Mansions--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc. Peach Blossom Square (Nashville, Tenn.) Craighead Avenue (Nashville, Tenn.)
Description	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 additions over the years. Joseph Erwin was a wealthy land owner and planter with cotton interests in New Orleans, and his estate covered an area in that part of Nashville which is now occupied by various subdivisions and the campus of West End High School, which is on the National Register of Historic Sites. Erwin's daughter, Jane, married Charles Dickinson, a man now famous for having fought and died in a pistol duel with Andrew Jackson in the year 1806. Dickinson's remains were buried on the Erwin farm. Jane Dickinson, his widow, married John B. Craighead, son of Reverend Thomas B. Craighead, and their home still stands nearby. The Erwin property was later known as Whitworth Farms, prior to its development as residential property.
Creator	Warterfield, Charles W. (Photographer)
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219.
Contributors	Estate of Charles W. Warterfield, Jr., F. A. I. A. (Donor)
Date	196-?
Type	Still Image; Slides; Photographs
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	WSC 3955
Relation	Charles Warterfield Architectural Collection
Coverage	1960-1969
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital image. This image is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Nashville Room, Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5782.
Location	Closed Stacks-WSC 3955