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Breeze Hill in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
 

Sunnyside

 
 
Sunnyside Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Kevin Hoch, February 20, 2012
1. Sunnyside Marker
Inscription. Home of Mary Benton, widow of Jesse Benton who left Nashville after a famous feud with Andrew Jackson in 1813. The Greek Revival house was built c. 1852 and stood between Union and Confederate lines during the Battle of Nashville in 1864. Prominent dentist L. G. Noel lived here for 45 years. The brick wings were added by Col. Granville Sevier during renovation of the house in the late 1920s.
 
Erected 2004 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 118.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Man-Made FeaturesSettlements & SettlersWar, US CivilWomen. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #07 Andrew Jackson, and the Tennessee, The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1813.
 
Location. 36° 7.186′ N, 86° 47.369′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Breeze Hill. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Kirkwood Avenue and Granny White Pike. Located in front of the Sunnyside Mansion on top of the hill in Sevier Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Nashville TN 37204, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within
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walking distance of this marker. Jack Clement Recording Studios (approx. 0.4 miles away); Battle of Nashville Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Nashville Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); Belmont-Hillsboro Neighborhood (approx. half a mile away); School Desegregation in Nashville “Nashville Plan” Schools / Emma Clemons School (approx. 0.6 miles away); Battle of Nashville (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Nashville (approx. one mile away); Assault on Montgomery Hill (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.
 
More about this marker. Donated by the Questers International Granny White Chapter No. 874
 
Sunnyside Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Kevin Hoch, February 20, 2012
2. Sunnyside Marker
Sunnyside Mansion image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Kevin Hoch, February 20, 2012
3. Sunnyside Mansion
Sunnyside Mansion as viewed from the marker
Sunnyside Mansion image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Kevin Hoch, February 20, 2012
4. Sunnyside Mansion
Sunnyside Mansion viewed from the flagpole out front.
Sunnyside Mansion image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Kevin Hoch, February 20, 2012
5. Sunnyside Mansion
View from the parking lot for Sevier Park, located off of Clayton Avenue
Sunnyside Mansion image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Karl Stelly, April 4, 2014
6. Sunnyside Mansion
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 20, 2012, by Kevin Hoch of Waco, Texas. This page has been viewed 959 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 20, 2012, by Kevin Hoch of Waco, Texas.   6. submitted on April 16, 2014, by Karl Stelly of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.

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