Built 1854 (1854) Opened 1854 Added to NRHP 17 November 1983 | NRHP Reference # 83004235 Area 2,000 m² | |
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Architectural style Gothic Revival architecture Similar Nissan Stadium, Fort Nashborough, Belle Meade Plantation, Vanderbilt Stadium, International Bluegrass Music As | ||
Glen Oak is a historic mansion in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S..
History
The house was built for English-born Reverend Charles Tomes and his wife Henrietta, the daughter of Bishop James Hervey Otey. It was designed in the Gothic Revival architectural style, and its construction was completed in 1854. Three years later, in 1857, it was purchased by Lizinka Campbell Brown, the daughter of Senator George A. Campbell.
In 1862, in the midst of the American Civil War of 1861-1865, the house was occupied by the Union Army. After the war, Brown had married Confederate General Richard S. Ewell in Richmond, Virginia, and they moved to Ewell Farm in Spring Hill, Tennessee. In 1867, the house was purchased by Edgar Jones, a banker.
It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 17, 1983.