Historic Hotels in Nashville

Nashville is famous for many things such as music and BBQ, but it is also famous for its rich history. Today, some of Nashville’s most historic places have turned into hotels you can stay in and each of them have a story to tell.

The Hermitage Hotel

Serving as the city’s first five-million-dollar hotel, The Hermitage Hotel was built in 1901 in a Beaux Art style by noted architect, J.E.R. Carpenter. It is centrally located downtown and because of that, it quickly became the ‘hot spot’ for Nashville socialites, entertainers and politicians. It even housed notable figures such as Greta Garbo, Bette Davis, William Howard Taft, and even Al Capone. Upon opening, the Hermitage Hotel advertised as “fire-proof, noise-proof, and dust-proof, $2.00 and…

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Preserving Your Historic Home

If you’re lucky enough to live in a character-filled historic American home, by now you realize the importance of ensuring that it remains preserved in its historic condition so as to accurately represent the historic period in which it was built. Many historic homes of significant age have been left to wilt in disrepair for decades, requiring a complete renovation in order to restore their grandeur and beauty. However, if your historic home has been well-maintained, it obviously won’t need a total overhaul to fall in line with its proper design time period. Regular care, upkeep and repairs (as needed) will guarantee that your historic home holds onto its historic character and curb appeal. What follows is a list of features on…

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Nashville’s Best Historical Mansions

Middle Tennessee had a large part in the Civil-War era, and out of that came beautiful, and now historic, antebellum homes that range back to the mid-1800s.

Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage

Home of the 7th President of the United States, Andrew Jackson, The Hermitage is a beautifully preserved mansion that holds some of the Nations most fascinating stories of the early 19th century. Located only minutes from Downtown Nashville, you can spend the day strolling through the over 1,100 acres of original land owned by Andrew Jackson. There are still preserved, original buildings from Jackson’s time you can tour on the property like The First Hermitage, The Hermitage Garden, Alfred’s Cabin and more. For tickets and to learn about the history, visit…

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Listing of the Week

Our Listing of the Week comes with 10 acres of land in the heart of Brentwood. A custom home complete with hard wood floors, an elevator, dance studio and even an indoor pool! Cooking will be a delight in the granite island kitchen and the built-ins are just one of the many features that help make this home distinctive. You’ll find 5 bedrooms, 6 full baths and 2 half baths in this home. Great for entertaining and family gatherings and plenty of room outside with all of the acreage. This is listed for $1,295,000 by Stacy Gee from the Parks in Mt. Juliet office and you can find more on this listing here.

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Look Ahead to July

Look Ahead to July

Music City Hot Chicken Festival

Each year on the 4th of July, the annual Music City Hot Chicken Festival is held at East Park at 700 Woodland Street. Many gather to come experience the Nashville Hot Chicken hype from some of Nashville’s most renowned hot chicken establishments. This FREE event hosts a Fire Truck Parade, has an amateur Hot Chicken making contest, and has live music from local bands playing all day long. The parade starts at 10:30am followed by FREE hot chicken samples to the first 500 people in line and the festival gates will open at 11:00am. The festival will end at 3:00pm so that people can make their way downtown for the Let Freedom Sing! Nashville Spectacular Fireworks Show.

Let Freedom Sing!

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Listing of the Week

Listing of the Week

Our listing of the week is an amazing estate home located on 1.3 acres of huge trees that backs to Percy Priest Lake. This home is equipped with every amenity you can image, like beautiful hardwood floors, extensive moulding, all new lighting, gorgeous cherry cabinets and new granite in kitchen, baths, exercise room, craft room and game room, 4 fireplaces, redwood sauna, spacious sun room overlooking the pool and woods. The media room has a full bar with mini fridge/wine cooler. The beautifully updated kitchen is filled with cherry cabinets, has a pantry with fold-in shelves and stainless steel appliances. The stunning, private master retreat features a fireplace, adjoining library/sitting room. The master bath has a huge tiled…

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Nashville Live Music Venues

Nashville Live Music Venues

Nashville is not called Music City for nothing. Did you know that Nashville has over 150 live music venues? This Tennessee town is filled with music history and it all starts in the live music venues across town. How do you know where these places are? Well pay attention to the guitar pick shaped signs on the streets that say “Nashville Live Music Venues” or just open your ears and you will hear the sounds of country, bluegrass, jazz, pop, or rock 24/7, 365 days a year. Here are some of the most iconic, and mostly free, live music venues. But there are many more, so make sure to download the Nashville Live Music Guide app and get all the latest news and calendar updates of all shows in Nashville.

Station Inn

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In Home Studios – Behind the Scenes

In Home Studios – Behind the Scenes

Whether you’ve just purchased a brand new house that has room for an in-home studio or you’re rehabbing an older home to include a personal recording studio, the concept may seem a bit overwhelming at first. However, once you learn which essentials you’ll need, you may actually find the process to be surprisingly easy.

Perhaps “easy” isn’t the right word; however, an in-home studio doesn’t have to be so complicated as to overwhelm you before you even make any headway. Starting with abasic recording studio is ideal for anyone who is just starting out.

Your budget will have a lot to do with the equipment you’re able to start off with. An important thing to remember is that recording equipment truly…

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Father’s Day Activities in Nashville

Father’s Day Activities in Nashville

Father’s Day is this Sunday, do you know what you will be taking your dad to do this weekend? If not, here are some fun activities to do with dad that will be sure to please in the Nashville area.

Golf Courses

Most Dad’s heavily enjoy a day out on the links and Nashville has an abundance of well-kept golf courses. Try the Hermitage Golf Course on Old Hickory, it was voted the #1 public golf course in the state by Golf Digest. Other public and municipal golf courses in the area include Gaylord Springs Golf Links, Nashboro Golf Club, McCabe Golf Course and Percy Warner Golf Course.

Nashville Sounds

The Nashville Sounds is Nashville’s Minor League baseball team and they have a brand new stadium, First…

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DIY Man Cave for Dad

DIY Man Cave for Dad

Women often have a space in the home to call their very own – a place where they can relax and find peace in their day. This may be in the form of a makeup room, dressing room, reading room, sewing room, craft room, sitting room or even a chef’s kitchen for the woman who relaxes through cooking.

It seems only fair, then, that the man of the house should have such a place to unwind, too. Through popular media, such escape areas for men have been dubbed “man caves,” which makes them sound utilitarian and unappealing. Regardless of its name, a man cave can be an attractive getaway spot if you’re ready to get creative.

Depending on your budget and the look you’re going for; use ideas from this list to build the man cave…

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