Peach Blossom
Captain Joseph Erwin built what was later known as "Peach Blossom at this location 1801-1803. One of the first brick homes in the area, this handsome Georgian mansion sat back in an oak studded lawn which fronted on what is now West End Avenue. Built with bricks manufactured on the premises, the dwelling had a 50 foot entrance hall containing double galleries and a beautiful spiral stairway opposite the front door. There were eight rooms 20 feet square with 13 foot ceilings.
A wealthy man, Captain Erwin raised cotton, owned many slaves and several sugar plantations near New Orleans. Over a period of time he purchased a total of 690 acres. This land, the "Erwin Plantation", included the Whitland Area. It extended to the present Hillsboro Road and also included what is now the campus of West End Middle School and the Whitworth development.
One of the daughters of Joseph and Lavinia Thompson Erwin, Jane, married Charles Dickinson at the home in a wedding ceremony attended by the "most glittering society Nashville possessed. Dickinson, a lawyer, got in a dispute with Andrew Jackson over race horses. They fought in a duel near Harrison's Mill, Kentucky on May 30, 1806. Dickinson was killed and Jackson severely wounded. The body was brought back to Nashville and buried on what is now Carden Avenue. Another daughter, Leodocia, married William Blount Robertson, son of General James Robertson, the founder of Nashville.
In 1829, Joseph Erwin sold 100 acres of the Erwin plantation land to Andrew Hynes, In 1842
Hymes sold the property to Charles Bosley. Gertrude Bosley Bowling, his granddaughter inherited
the land and married John Leonard Whitworth, who added on to the mansion in the 1880's. The
property was known as the "Whitworth Farms during this time It became the property of their
daughter Gertrude and son Charles Whitworth. Gertrude married Dr. R. W. Grizzard and a
corporation the "Whitland Realty Company was formed which in 1910 sold the property, including
"Peach Blossom". The home was torn down in 1967.
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is May 30, 1806.
Location. 36° 7.81′ N, 86° 49.647′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Green Hills. It is at the intersection of Peach Blossom Square and Craighead Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Peach Blossom Square. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Peach Blossom Square, Nashville TN 37205, 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 walking distance of this marker: Washington Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Frank House (approx. Ό mile away);
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 5, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,144 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 5, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
