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

Carper Homestead

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, June 13, 2017

1. Carper Homestead Marker

Inscription. Known to be one of the oldest houses remaining from the early American era. Originally located on Cane Ridge Road at Antioch, Tennessee. The materials were removed piece-by-piece and rebuilt exactly as it stood when occupied by the Carper generations

Erected 1969 by The Children of William Washington and Susie Black Carper.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 36° 7.098′ N, 86° 45.777′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in South Nashville. It can be reached from Thompson Lane (Tennessee Route 155) 0.1 miles west of Kraft Drive, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 660 Thompson Ln, Nashville TN 37204, 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

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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: Hospital Water Source (a few steps from this marker); Melrose (within shouting distance of this marker); Battle of Nashville (approx. ¾ mile away); Cheatham’s Line (approx. ¾ mile away); Warehouse 28 (approx. 0.8 miles away); Woodbine (approx. 0.9 miles away); Vine Hill / Donau (approx. one mile away); Central High School (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Cumberland Park (was approx. one mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Regarding Carper Homestead. The marker and buildings are inside the cemetery, behind the funeral home in the Gesemany area.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 13, 2021

2. Carper Homestead Marker

Right side of the Carper Home image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 13, 2021

3. Right side of the Carper Home

Rear of the Carper Home image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 13, 2021

4. Rear of the Carper Home

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 991 times since then and 39 times this year. Last updated on February 27, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. Photos: 1. submitted on June 15, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 13, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.