Murfreesboro is a city in and county seat of Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 152,769 according to the 2020 census, up from 108,755 residents certified in 2010. Murfreesboro is located in the Nashville metropolitan area of Middle Tennessee, 34 miles (55 km) southeast of downtown Nashville.
Franklin is a city and county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. About 21 miles (34 km) south of Nashville, it is one of the principal cities of the Nashville metropolitan area and Middle Tennessee. As of 2020, its population was 83,454. It is the seventh-largest city in Tennessee.
James Hayes Shofner Cooper is an American lawyer and politician who has served since 2003 as the U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 5th congressional district. He is a member of the Democratic Party and the Blue Dog Coalition, and represented Tennessee's 4th congressional district from 1983 to 1995. His district includes a large part of Nashville. He is the dean of Tennessee's congressional delegation.
William Crawford Smith was an American architect who served in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and in the United States Army during the Philippine–American War. He designed many buildings in Nashville, Tennessee, including Kirkland Hall, the first building on the campus of Vanderbilt University, and the Parthenon in Centennial Park.
The E. H. Crump House is a historic house in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.. It was built in 1909 for E. H. Crump, who went on to serve as the mayor of Memphis from 1910 to 1915. It was designed in the Colonial Revival architectural style, with Doric columns. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 26, 1979.
ElmwoodPlantation is a former plantation and a historic mansion, located in Rutherford County near Murfreesboro, Tennessee. It was built in the 1840s for Thomas Hord, a lawyer who owned slaves. It was once one of the largest plantation complexes in Middle Tennessee. The mansion was designed in the Classical Revival architectural style. During the Battle of Murfreesboro in 1862 to 1863, the Elmwood mansion was used as a hospital by the Union Army.
The Absalom Lowe Landis House, also known as Beech Hall, is a historic house in Normandy, Tennessee, U.S..
River Side Farmhouse is a historic farmhouse in Shelbyville, Tennessee, U.S..
The Gen. Joseph B. Palmer House is a historic house in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S.. It was built in 1867-1869 for Joseph B. Palmer, who served as a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War of 1861–1865. It was designed in the Italianate architectural style. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since September 20, 1973.
The Nathan Bedford Forrest Boyhood Home is a historic log house in Chapel Hill, Tennessee, U.S.. It was the childhood home of Confederate General and Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard Nathan Bedford Forrest from 1830 to 1833. It is owned by the Sons of Confederate Veterans.
Ewing Farm is a historic farmhouse three miles away from Lewisburg, Tennessee, US.
Marymont is a historic mansion in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S.. It was built in 1860-1861 for Hiram Jenkins. In 1878, it was inherited by his niece, Nimmie Jenkins, and her husband, Dr. J. J. Rucker. They named the house after their daughter, Mary Rucker.
The Collier-Lane-Crichlow House is a historic house in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S.. It was built circa 1850 for architect Sterling P. Jones, who designed in the Federal, Georgian and Greek Revival architectural styles. It was purchased by brothers Jessie A. Collier and Newton C. Collier in 1858. Four of Murfreesboro's mayors from the Collier-Crichlow family lived in the house: Ingram Collier, Newton B. Collier, James H. Crichlow Jr., and N. Collier Crichlow. It was restored by new homeowners in 1975. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since August 23, 1978.
Arnold-Harrell House is a historic house in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S..
The Logan Henderson Farm, also known as Farmington, is a historic farm house in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S.. Built as a slave plantation in the Antebellum South, it later became a dairy and cattle farm. It is now a horse farm.
Henry Gibel was a Swiss-born American architect. He designed many buildings in Tennessee, some of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Black House is a historic house in McMinnville, Tennessee, U.S..
Edwin Augustus Keeble was an American architect who was trained in the Beaux-Arts architecture tradition. He designed many buildings in Tennessee, including homes, churches, military installations, skyscrapers, hospitals and school buildings, some of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. He is best known for Nashville's landmark Life and Casualty Tower built in 1957 which was the tallest commercial structure in the Southeastern United States at that time. It reflected an architectural turn to modernism and was one of the first buildings emphasizing energy efficiency.
The Childress-Ray House is a historic house in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S. It was built in 1847. In 1874, it was purchased by John Childress, the brother of U.S. First Lady Sarah Childress Polk, brother-in-law of U.S. President James K. Polk, and the father-in-law of Tennessee Governor John C. Brown. Former First Lady Sarah Polk was a frequent visitor.
The Enoch H. Jones House, also known as the Harvey House, is a historic house in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S.. It was built as a log cabin in 1796 for Ezra Jones, his wife Margaret Hunt and their six children. Their son Enoch served in the War of 1812 and married Eunice Macklin, with whom he had six children. He owned 14 slaves by 1840, and he was active in the Whig Party. By 1850, he redesigned the cabin as an I-house with a portico in the Greek Revival architectural style. The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since August 25, 1995.
