Breeze Hill in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Dr. L.G. Noel
Sunnyside in Sevier Park
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, September 7, 2024
1. Dr. L.G. Noel Marker
Dr. Noel lived in the house, renamed Idlewild, with his wife, Ms. Nannie Folwell, his eight children, and at least three domestic workers. After Ms. Folwell's untimely passing at age 36, Dr. Noel married Augusta Jonnard in 1902. Ms. Jonnard was an accomplished pianist, and used the house for music lessons and performances. Over the course of his ownership. Dr. Noel sold off 116 acres which were platted as the residential streets surrounding the current park. Dr. Noel died of pneumonia at Idlewild in 1927 and is buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Photo captions:
(Left, top): Dr. L.G. Noel (1852-1927) -Nashville Banner
(Left, bottom): Front porch, c.1911 -Nashville Public Library, Special Collections
(Right, top): Sunnyside, then called "Idlewild," c. 1911. Note the absence of the one-story brick wings. -Nashville Public Library, Special Collections
(Right, bottom): A bone toothbrush excavated near the main house. -Metro Historical
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.
Location. 36° 7.157′ N, 86° 47.342′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Breeze Hill. It can be reached from the intersection of Clayton Avenue and Lealand Lane. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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 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: Colonel Granville Sevier (here, next to this marker); Civil War: The Battle of Nashville (within shouting distance of this marker); Enslaved People at Sunnyside (within shouting distance of this marker); Sevier Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Early History (within shouting distance of this marker); Sunnyside (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Sunnyside (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Battle of Nashville Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, September 7, 2024
2. Dr. L.G. Noel Marker (marker on right)
Credits. This page was last revised on September 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 221 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 8, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
