Richland-West End Historic District

Richland-West End Historic District

Central Avenue in 2014
Location Roughly bounded by RR tracks, Murphy Rd., Park Circle, Wilson and Richland Aves., Nashville, Tennessee
Area 135 acres (55 ha)
Architectural style Bungalow/craftsman, Foursquare
NRHP Reference # 79002425[1]
Added to NRHP April 16, 1979

The Richland-West End Historic District is a historic district on the Western side of Nashville, Tennessee.

History

In the Antebellum Era, the district was a plantation owned by John Brown Craighead, the son of Presbyterian minister Thomas B. Craighead, and his wife, Jane Erwin Dickinson.[2] Craighead was killed in a duel by Andrew Jackson in 1806.[2] The plantation remained in the Craighead family until the end of the American Civil War.[2] By 1905, the Richland Realty Company developed the area, by laying out streets and building bungalows.[2]

The district has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 16, 1979.[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 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Richland-West End Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  3. "Richland-West End Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved February 13, 2016.


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