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

Carriage House, c. 1850s

[Clover Bottom Farm]

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 29, 2020

1. Carriage House, c. 1850s Marker

Inscription.
Construction details on this structure vary from the slave dwellings, and include mortise and tenon joinery and hand-planed and rabbeted lapped siding. These details suggest that the carriage house may pre-date those dwellings. Note the hand-forged hinges on the doors. It was likely originally two bays, instead of three. The long-vanished cupola was a previously-unknown feature, and was replicated in 2015 based on the 19th-century photo below.

[Caption:]
The carriage house with its cupola are prominent in this 1898 photo of a sulky driver behind the mansion. At the center of the photo, the now-enclosed rear gallery at Clover Bottom can be seen. On the far left of the photo are two now vanished slave cabins.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.

Location. 36° 10.202′ N, 86° 38.924′ W. Marker is in Donelson, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Hermitage. It can be reached from the intersection of Lebanon Pike (U.S. 70) and Rivercrest Pass, on the right when traveling east. Marker located on grounds of Clover Bottom Mansion, behind the main house. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2941 Lebanon Pike, 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

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within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Horse Barn, c. 1890s (within shouting distance of this marker); Slave Cabins, c. 1858 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Clover Bottom Farm (about 300 feet away); Chicken House, c. 1920s (about 300 feet away); Clover Bottom Mansion (approx. 0.2 miles away); Stone Hall / Eversong (approx. 1½ miles away); Buchanan Log House (approx. 1.8 miles away); Two Rivers Mansion (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Donelson.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Clover Bottom (was approx. 1.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 29, 2020

2. Carriage House, c. 1850s Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 5, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 450 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 5, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.