Belle Meade, Nashville, Davidson County, TN

Significance: Wall construction: Brick. Size and form: Rectangular, with semi-detached kitchen wing. Number stories: Two and one-half. Front porch: Stone, quarried on place. Rear porch: Wood - with iron rosettes. Exterior openings, windows: Sliding double sash. Chimneys: Brick. Trim: Greek - dog-eared. Mantels: A few old ones plain Greek -mostly replaced. Stairways: Excellent, 3-story elliptical, decorated with niches. Plasterwork: Simple plaster cornices. Additions and alterations: Kitchen connection now closed in; porte-cochere added in rear. Outbuildings: 2-story brick privy, women upstairs, installations gone; huge brick smokehouse; large frame horse barns.

Survey number: HABS TN-132

Building/structure dates: 1853 Initial Construction

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1933 - 1970

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