Cleveland Hall (Nashville, Tennessee) Explained

Cleveland Hall
Coordinates:36.2294°N -86.6264°W
Built:1839
Architect:Joseph Reiff
William C. Hume
Architecture:Greek Revival
Added:April 16, 1971
Refnum:71000821

Cleveland Hall is an Antebellum mansion in Nashville, Tennessee.

Location

It is located at 4041 Old Hickory Boulevard inNashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

History

It was designed by master builders Joseph Reiff and William C. Hume, who built The Hermitage in 1835, constructed under the supervision of owner, Stockly Donelson, and completed in 1839.[1] Its main massing resembles the plantation plain style Plantation Plain-style, but the pediment and columns on the entrance, which could have been added at a later time are markers of the Greek Revival style.[7] It has eighteen rooms.[6]

It was the home of Stockly Donelson (1805-1888), who was Rachel Jackson's nephew and whose grandfather was John Donelson (1718–1785), and his wife Phila Ann Lawrence Donelson.[1] [6] After his death, their son William Stockly Donelson (1835-1895) lived in the house with his wife, Alice Ewin Donelson (1836-1881).[1] Subsequently, it was home to their son, John Donelson (1874-1952) and his wife, Bettie Menees Hooper Donelson (1875-1963). It is still privately owned by the Donelson family.[1] [6]

Heritage significance

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 16, 1971.

Notes and References

  1. James A. Hoobler, A Guide to Historic Nashville, Tennessee, The History Press, 2008, p. 28 https://books.google.com/books?id=Wq1PRKKVhd4C&dq=%22cleveland+hall%22+nashville&pg=PA28
  2. Joseph Frazer Smith, Plantation Houses and Mansions of the Old South, Courier Dover Publications, 1941, p. 243 https://books.google.com/books?id=RFujoJGlEMsC&dq=%22cleveland+hall%22+nashville&pg=PA243
  3. Eleanor Graham, Nashville: a short history and selected buildings, Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville-Davidson County, 1974, p. 278 https://books.google.com/books?id=CVE8AAAAIAAJ&q=%22cleveland+hall%22+nashville
  4. Nancy Capace, Encyclopedia of Tennessee, North American Book Dist, 2000, p. 208 https://books.google.com/books?id=v8KkJq1ZRwYC&dq=%22cleveland+hall%22+nashville&pg=PA208
  5. Mary Brown, Daniel Moore, Roberta Seawell, History of Homes and Gardens of Tennessee, Garden Study Club of Nashville, 1964, p. 157 https://books.google.com/books?id=lnpOAAAAYAAJ&q=%22cleveland+hall%22+nashville
  6. http://clevelandhallhoa.com/pdf/History-of-Cleveland-Hall.pdf History of Cleveland Hall
  7. Roger G. Kennedy, John M. Hall, Greek Revival America, Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1989, p. 207