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

Smith Farmhouse

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 21, 2020

1. Smith Farmhouse Marker

Inscription. In 1815, James Hifle Smith (1788-1845) and wife, Lucy Greer Smith (1793-1872), came to Pasquotank, Tennessee from Virginia. They built a 1-½- story single-pen log house on this site and opened a general store, which operated until 1975. The farmhouse shows the evolution of three distinct architectural styles. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, it depicts early Tennessee log construction practices and the influence of the Greek Revival, Victorian, and Bungalow periods of design.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3A 167.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1815.

Location. 36° 2.081′ N, 86° 58.88′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Bellevue. It is on State Highway 100 0.3 miles west of Natchez Trace Parkway, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8617 Highway

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100, Nashville TN 37221, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee.

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Loveless Cafe and Motel (approx. half a mile away); DeMoss and the First Belle Vue (approx. 2½ miles away); Old Harding Pike (approx. 2.6 miles away); Historic Bellevue (approx. 3.1 miles away); Ash Grove (approx. 3.1 miles away); Old DeMoss Cemetery (approx. 3.2 miles away); Newsom’s Mill State Historic Area (approx. 3.2 miles away); Belle Vue (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 21, 2020

2. Smith Farmhouse Marker

Smith Farmhouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Delinda McConnell / Wikimedia Commons, 2005

3. Smith Farmhouse

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,312 times since then and 114 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 23, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.