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Photograph of Peach Blossom in Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1960
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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
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