Glen Oak (Nashville, Tennessee)

Glen Oak

Glen Oak in 2014
Location 2012 25th Avenue, South, Nashville, Tennessee
Coordinates 36°7′57″N 86°48′25″W / 36.13250°N 86.80694°W / 36.13250; -86.80694Coordinates: 36°7′57″N 86°48′25″W / 36.13250°N 86.80694°W / 36.13250; -86.80694
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built 1854 (1854)
Architectural style Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference # 83004235[1]
Added to NRHP November 17, 1983

Glen Oak is a historic mansion in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S..

History

The house was built for English-born Reverend Charles Tomes and his wife Henrietta, the daughter of Bishop James Hervey Otey.[2] It was designed in the Gothic Revival architectural style, and its construction was completed in 1854.[2] Three years later, in 1857, it was purchased by Lizinka Campbell Brown, the daughter of Senator George A. Campbell.[2]

In 1862, in the midst of the American Civil War of 1861-1865, the house was occupied by the Union Army.[2] After the war, Brown had married Confederate General Richard S. Ewell in Richmond, Virginia, and they moved to Ewell Farm in Spring Hill, Tennessee.[2] In 1867, the house was purchased by Edgar Jones, a banker.[2]

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 17, 1983.[3]

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Glen Oak". National Park Service. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Glen Oak". National Park Service. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
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