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Exterior front elevation view of the Bonnie Brae residence with a porte-cochere, Nashville, Tennessee, n.d.

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Title	Exterior front elevation view of the Bonnie Brae residence with a porte-cochere, Nashville, Tennessee, n.d.
Personal name	Howe family; Campbell family
Topical entry	Porticoes--Tennessee--Nashville Architecture, Domestic--Tennessee--Nashville Lost architecture--Tennessee--Nashville Dwellings--Tennessee--Nashville Historic buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Mansions--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc. Hillsboro Pike (Nashville, Tenn.)
Description	A porte-cochere is a “coach gate,” a porch-like structure at a main or secondary entrance to a building through which a horse and carriage (or motor vehicle) can pass in order for the occupants to alight under cover, protected from the weather. The residence known as “Bonnie Brae,” once rested on twenty-two acres along the hillside of the present-day southwestern corner of Woodlawn Drive and I-440. The Villager Condominiums stand there now. “Bonnie Brae” derives its name from the Scottish meaning “excellent or pretty, slope or hill.” Built by Bertrand Howe in 1914, this was home to Bertram and his wife Lelia from 1914-1921. The next owners were Howell H. and Elise Campbell beginning in 1922 and continuing for almost fifty years. “Bonnie Brae” was a grand estate. These digital reproductions were scanned from the “Bonnie Brae” photo album, belonging to the Campbell’s granddaughter Ann Dobson Tidwell. 1 digital photograph.
Publisher	Metropolitan Nashville/Davidson County Archives, Nashville Public Library
Date	n.d.
Type	Still Image; Photographs
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	Exterior--Front Elevation Oblique with Port Cohere070
Relation	Ann Dobson Tidwell Digital Images Collection
Coverage	20th century
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-digital images