It is built amidst[5][6] and named for, Old Town, a village site of Mississippian culture with mounds. It is located near Old Town Bridge, the remains of a Natchez Trace bridge.
Original Owneredit
Thomas Brown was born in Virginia in 1800 and moved to Williamson County, Tennessee in 1822. Brown became a prominent farmer and purchased a large amount of land from William O'Neal Perkins in 1840. Brown began construction of this two-story frame house in 1846 with builder Prior Lilly acting as contractor. Little is known about Lilly but he is also the attributed contractor of the H.G.W. Mayberry House (MW-676), a brick central passage plan residence built ca. 1856. Thomas Brown was listed in 1860 with real estate valued at $25,000 and personal property of $34.500. At his death in 1870, he owned 546 acres of valuable land along the Harpeth River. Brown had six children and his daughter, Bethenia Brown Miller, lived at the house until her death in 1913.[7]
Exterioredit
Old Town is a two-story frame central passage plan antebellum residence with Greek Revival detailing. On the main (east) facade is an original two-story portico with square columns and Doric capitals. On the second story balcony is a lattice railing and in the gable field is dentil molding. The main entrance has an original four panel frame door, two light sidelights with frame lower panels, and a two light transom. Dividing the door and sidelights are fluted Doric motif plasters. The door has rectangular frame panels and a dentilled cornice.
On the central bay of the second story is an original door with features to match the main entrance. Windows on the main facade are original paired four-over-four sash with 19th century shutters. Over the windows are dentiled cornices and dentils are also located along the roof cornice. The house has weatherboard siding, exterior end brick chimneys, a gable roof of composition shingles, and a stone foundation. On the south facade are original four panel doors which open onto a ca. 1960 one-story porch with square Doric motif columns. The rear two-story ell also has a brick chimney. The rear and side facades have original six-over-six sash windows.
^The Williamson County MRA gives a date of 1842; NRIS gives the date as 1846; McGuinness gives the date as "circa 1854."
^Thomason Associates and Tennessee Historical Commission (February 1988). "Historic Resources of Williamson County (Partial Inventory of Historic and Architectural Properties)], National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination".
^Kelly McGuinness. . FranklinIs.com website. Archived from the original on June 10, 2009. Retrieved April 2, 2010.
^ abBrandt, Robert (1995). Touring the Middle Tennessee Backroads. John F. Blair. ISBN978-0-89587-129-9.
^Prehistoric and Pioneer Settlement, Historic Nashville, Inc. website, accessed March 21, 2011
^"Tennessee Multiple Property Form". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
December 01, 2023
thomas, brown, house, franklin, tennessee, town, also, known, thomas, brown, house, house, franklin, tennessee, united, states, town, archeological, site, that, built, thomas, brown, starting, 1846, story, frame, structure, built, house, plan, example, vernacu. Old Town also known as the Thomas Brown House is a house in Franklin Tennessee United States at the Old Town Archeological Site that was built by Thomas Brown starting in 1846 2 It is a two story frame structure built on an I House plan an example of vernacular architecture showing Greek Revival influences The Thomas Brown House is among the best two story vernacular I house examples in the county along with the William King House the Alpheus Truett House the Claiborne Kinnard House the Beverly Toon House and the Stokely Davis House 3 42 4 Old TownU S National Register of Historic PlacesShow map of TennesseeShow map of the United StatesNearest cityFranklin TennesseeCoordinates35 59 37 N 86 56 10 W 35 99361 N 86 93611 W 35 99361 86 93611Area2 8 acres 1 1 ha Built1846ArchitectLilly PryorArchitectural styleGreek Revival Central passage planMPSWilliamson County MRA WM 397 NRHP reference No 88000324 1 Added to NRHPApril 14 1988It was located on the Harpeth River branch of the Natchez Trace Singer Jimmy Buffett owned the house in the late 1980s 5 It is built amidst 5 6 and named for Old Town a village site of Mississippian culture with mounds It is located near Old Town Bridge the remains of a Natchez Trace bridge Original Owner editThomas Brown was born in Virginia in 1800 and moved to Williamson County Tennessee in 1822 Brown became a prominent farmer and purchased a large amount of land from William O Neal Perkins in 1840 Brown began construction of this two story frame house in 1846 with builder Prior Lilly acting as contractor Little is known about Lilly but he is also the attributed contractor of the H G W Mayberry House MW 676 a brick central passage plan residence built ca 1856 Thomas Brown was listed in 1860 with real estate valued at 25 000 and personal property of 34 500 At his death in 1870 he owned 546 acres of valuable land along the Harpeth River Brown had six children and his daughter Bethenia Brown Miller lived at the house until her death in 1913 7 Exterior editOld Town is a two story frame central passage plan antebellum residence with Greek Revival detailing On the main east facade is an original two story portico with square columns and Doric capitals On the second story balcony is a lattice railing and in the gable field is dentil molding The main entrance has an original four panel frame door two light sidelights with frame lower panels and a two light transom Dividing the door and sidelights are fluted Doric motif plasters The door has rectangular frame panels and a dentilled cornice On the central bay of the second story is an original door with features to match the main entrance Windows on the main facade are original paired four over four sash with 19th century shutters Over the windows are dentiled cornices and dentils are also located along the roof cornice The house has weatherboard siding exterior end brick chimneys a gable roof of composition shingles and a stone foundation On the south facade are original four panel doors which open onto a ca 1960 one story porch with square Doric motif columns The rear two story ell also has a brick chimney The rear and side facades have original six over six sash windows References edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service March 13 2009 The Williamson County MRA gives a date of 1842 NRIS gives the date as 1846 McGuinness gives the date as circa 1854 Thomason Associates and Tennessee Historical Commission February 1988 Historic Resources of Williamson County Partial Inventory of Historic and Architectural Properties National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Kelly McGuinness Old Town FranklinIs com website Archived from the original on June 10 2009 Retrieved April 2 2010 a b Brandt Robert 1995 Touring the Middle Tennessee Backroads John F Blair ISBN 978 0 89587 129 9 Prehistoric and Pioneer Settlement Historic Nashville Inc website accessed March 21 2011 Tennessee Multiple Property Form National Register of Historic Places Retrieved 18 June 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas Brown House Franklin Tennessee amp oldid 1180869980, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
