Donelson in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Two Rivers Mansion

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 29, 2020

1. Two Rivers Mansion Marker

Inscription. Built in 1859 by David H. McGavock, this mansion stands on land inherited by McGavock's wife, Willie, from her father, William Harding. The smaller house to the left was built in 1802. Dr. James Priestley's Academy, established about 1816, was located on the 1,100 acre farm 1 mile from the mansion on the Cumberland River bluff.

Erected 1968 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 10.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee, The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1859.

Location. 36° 11.349′ N, 86° 40.486′ W. Marker is in Donelson, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is at the intersection of McGavock Pike and Stones River Road, on the left when traveling north on McGavock Pike. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3130 Stones River Rd, Nashville TN 37214, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in Greater Nashville.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Two Rivers Mansion (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Buchanan-Harding House

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Belmont Domestic Academy (approx. 0.3 miles away); Stringbean Memorial Dogwood Tree (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Roy Acuff House (approx. 1.6 miles away); Cornelia Fort Airport (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Logue House (approx. 1.8 miles away); Clover Bottom Mansion (approx. 1.8 miles away).

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 29, 2020

2. Two Rivers Mansion Marker

Two Rivers Mansion image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 29, 2020

3. Two Rivers Mansion

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 685 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 3, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.