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

Eastland
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Cora Howe’s “Wildings”

Eastland Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 4, 2020

1. Eastland Marker

Inscription. Eastland The Eastwood area, a suburb originally named Eastland in 1901, was laid out as the Brownsville plan in 1855, the land carved from the Weakley tract. Their c. 1855 house remains at the northeast corner of Chapel and Greenwood. Eastland Avenue, previously Vaughn's Pike, was named for and led to a 19th century farm near the river. The old Eastland School, now Eastland Park, was acquired in 1953 by the Park Board and functioned as a community center until the building was demolished.

Cora Howe’s “Wildings” This house, built from Sewanee stone, was the home of Cora Howe, who created a bucolic, English-style garden here in the early 1920s. Known as 'Wildings,' her garden contained over 300 plant types, many of them native species, and a rare, thatched-roof tool house. Mrs. Howe was wholly dedicated to the unique garden estate, and opened it to the community for nearly 40 years. After her death in 1968, the gardens were transplanted to Cheekwood.

Erected 2018 by the Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 170.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Parks & Recreational Areas

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• Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee, The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1901.

Location. 36° 11.362′ N, 86° 44.104′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Eastwood. It is on Greenwood Avenue 0.1 miles west of Scott Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1925 Greenwood Ave, Nashville TN 37206, 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Professor Bailey (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Engine Co. 18 Fire Hall (approx. 0.6 miles away); Penny Campbell (approx. 0.6 miles away); School Desegregation in Nashville / Hattie Cotton Elementary School (approx. 0.7 miles away); Rock City (approx. ¾ mile away); Lockeland Spring (approx. 0.9 miles away); Holly Street Fire Hall / Bass Park (approx. one mile away); Kelley vs. Board of Education of Nashville / East High School (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Cora Howe's "Wildings" Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 4, 2020

2. Cora Howe's "Wildings" Marker

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, August 24, 2022

3. Eastland Marker

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, August 24, 2022

4. Cora Howe's "Wildings" Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,803 times since then and 109 times this year. Last updated on August 24, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 6, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3, 4. submitted on August 24, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.

Eastland⎯⎯⎯Cora Howe’s “Wildings”

Eastland
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Cora Howe’s “Wildings”