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.
It is located at 4041 Old Hickory Boulevard inNashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
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]
It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 16, 1971.