Brentwood in Williamson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Cool Springs House

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 9, 2020

1. Cool Springs House Marker

Inscription. The two-story log part of this house was built ca. 1830's by James Carothers. His son, Dr. Robert Blake Carothers, added the frame addition in the 1870's. Originally located on Mallory Road, it was moved to this site by the City of Brentwood in 1993 to preserve the home from commercial development.

Erected by Brentwood Historic Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1830.

Location. 35° 58.832′ N, 86° 46.218′ W. Marker is in Brentwood, Tennessee, in Williamson County. It is on Volunteer Parkway ¼ mile north of Crockett Road, on the left when traveling north. Marker located in front of house at entrance to Crockett Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1490 Volunteer Parkway, Brentwood TN 37027, 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,

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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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Forge Seat (approx. 0.4 miles away); Andrew Crockett 1745-1821 (approx. 0.4 miles away); Alexander Smith House Twenty-Four Trees (approx. 0.6 miles away); Knox-Crockett House (approx. 0.8 miles away); Boiling Spring Academy (approx. one mile away); Archaeological Expedition (approx. one mile away); Prehistoric Native American Indian Town (approx. one mile away); Green Hill Shrine (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brentwood.

Also see . . . Cool Springs House History. From venue website. (Submitted on May 12, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 9, 2020

2. Cool Springs House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 13, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 12, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 970 times since then and 71 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 12, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.