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

Watson House (c. 1881)

214 3rd Ave S

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 13, 2023

1. Watson House (c. 1881) Marker

Inscription. This property has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places by The United States Department of the Interior

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.

Location. 35° 55.385′ N, 86° 52.061′ W. Marker is in Franklin, Tennessee, in Williamson County. It is on 3rd Avenue South, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 214 3rd Ave S, Franklin TN 37064, 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,

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: Dan German Hospital (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tennessee Female College (about 500 feet away); Lot 60 at the Corner of Cameron & Church Street / "Bucket of Blood" Neighborhood (about 500 feet away); Franklin Historic District - Historic Home (about 600 feet away); The Pyle Clinic (about 700 feet away); Ewen Cameron (about 700 feet away); U.S. Colored Troops (USCT) (about 700 feet away); Courthouse (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Franklin.

Also see . . .
1. . (Submitted on July 3, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia.)
2. Tour 8 of Franklin’s Most Charming Historic Homes (Williamson County Source).

Excerpt: With its mansard roof and projecting central tower, the Watson House is hard to miss on Third Avenue. Susan
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Catherine “Kitty” Puryear Watson built this monumental Second French Empire style home in 1881 at an estimated cost of $18,000 (the second most expensive house in Franklin at the time). Kitty and her husband Thomas J. Watson were living in The Willows on old West Harpeth Road, but when Thomas died, Kitty constructed a new house closer to town so their children could be educated in Franklin schools.

(Submitted on July 16, 2023.)

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 13, 2023

2. Watson House (c. 1881) Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 385 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 3, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.