Cloyd/Thomas House Hotel

Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee's Cloyd Hotel, now known as the Thomas House Hotel was built in 1890 by Zack and Clay Cloyd. The hotel was designed to accommodate the increasing number of tourists to the area looking to take advantage of the nearby mineral springs. The original structure consisted of two-stories and was sheathed in weatherboard. This structure caught fire and was severely damaged in 1924. The current structure was built a few years later in 1927. The new structure was constructed of red brick, with two-stories. Following the decline of the mineral springs industry in 1952, the Thomas House Hotel and the Donoho and Counts Hotels remained open and continued to function as hotels. Perhaps the Thomas House Hotel is most well known for being allegedly haunted. In the early 2010s, the hotel was featured in ghost hunter TV shows. Allegedly the hotel is haunted by Sarah Cloyd, the daughter of one of the Cloyd brothers. Another ghost that allegedly haunts the hotel is a guest that allegedly fell off a horse and into a nearby stream. Ghost hunters claim all the activity is based in room #37. This has led to new life for the Thomas House and tourism becomes extremely popular around Halloween. In 1986, the Thomas House Hotel was nominated and listed in the National Register of Historic Places under the name Cloyd Hotel.

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National Teacher's Normal and Business College Administration Building

Henderson, Tennessee's National Teacher's Normal and Business College Administration Building was constructed in 1908 along the Main Street in Henderson. The building is a mixture of the Renaissance and Italianate architectural styles. The building was designed by noted Memphis architect Hubert T. McGee. The building is constructed primarily of sandstone with three dormers on the facade and a cupola, housing a bell, at its top. The National Teacher's Normal and Business College was incorporated in 1907 and replaced the West Tennessee Christian College. By 1919 the school was renamed Freed-Hardeman College and in 1990, Freed-Hardeman University. In 2012, the building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and continues to serve as the administration building for Freed-Hardeman University.

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Martin Cheairs House

Spring Hill, Tennessee's Martin Cheairs House was constructed in the 1850s in the Greek Revival style. The home is patterned after the nearby Rippavilla House, built by Martin Cheairs brother Nathan. The Cheairs family had come to Spring Hill in 1810 and quickly began buying up land in the area. Martin Cheairs' house was built much like Rippavilla, with full height entry porticos on two of its four elevations, sheathed in red hewn brick, fired on the property. The house features a central hall, open air floor plan with an equal number of rooms on each story. The house is perhaps most known for what happened inside of it during the Civil War. In 1863, Confederate general Earl Van Dorn was murdered in the front room of the Cheairs house. Van Dorn was using the house as his headquarters, and was confronted by Spring Hill physician Dr. George B. Peters. The two got into an argument and Peters shot and killed Van Dorn. The argument was believed to have been about a rumored romance between Peter's wife and Van Dorn. In 1891, the Cheairs house was sold to the Spring Hill Male College. The house was named "Ferguson Hall," and dormitories were built on the property to house students. In 1934, the property was sold to the Tennessee Children's Home, sponsored by the churches of Christ. Five additional dormitories were constructed along with a kitchen and dining hall.  Today, the Martin Cheairs House is still owned and is a part of the Tennessee Children's Home. In 1976, the house was listed in the National Register of Historic Places for its historical and architectural significance.

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Readyville Mill

Cannon County, Tennessee's Readyville Mill is located in the Readyville Community on the eastern bank of the Stones River. The mill building is constructed in the crib style, sheathed in metal, and sits on a wood foundation, reinforced by steel "I-beams." Milling operations in Readyville began in 1812 by Charles Ready. The original mill was burned during the Civil War and the current one was constructed shortly after the war. In 1889, the mill was sold out of the Ready family and purchased by W.B. Haynes and his son Samuel. Around the turn of the century, Samuel Haynes' brother-in-law, Arthur McFerrin developed an ice plant and an electric plant to power it. This electric plant provided power for the entire Readyville Community. At the time, Readyville was one of the first rural communities in Tennessee to have access to electricity. In 1973 the Readyville Mill was listed in the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion A for its overall historical significance. According to the mill's National Register nomination, as of 1973, the mill was still operational.

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Belle Vue

Nashville's Belle Vue House was constructed as a log cabin in 1818 by Abraham DeMoss. While on a business trip to New Orleans, DeMoss's wife and slaves enlarged the log cabin into a Colonial design. The house and surrounding plantation was given the name "Belle Vue" as this is the French term for "beautiful view." The interior of the house contains French elements, such as wallpaper. The interior of the house is also equipped with large fireplaces, and wood trim cut from native trees. In later years the exterior has been covered with weatherboard siding and a front portico has been added. In addition to their farming operation, the DeMoss family operated a grist mill and saw mill on the Big Harpeth River. Just prior to the Civil War, the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad setup a station near the DeMoss plantation known as "Belleview Station." Following the Civil War, the granddaughter in law of Abraham DeMoss purchased a nearby general store and rented it for use as a post office and dry goods store. These post-war commercial entities contributed largely to the development of the present day community of Bellevue. Belle Vue remained in the ownership of the DeMoss family until 1972 when the last descendant passed away. In 1973, Belle Vue was listed in the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion A for its overall history and Criterion C for its architectural significance. Today the house remains privately owned and is at the center of the Bellevue community.

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