Built 1859 Opened 1859 Added to NRHP 23 February 1972 | NRHP Reference # 72001238 | |
Similar Walking Horse Hotel, Octagon Hall, Sam Davis House, Isaac Franklin Plantation, Doe Run Inn | ||
Two Rivers Mansion is an historic house in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.
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Location
The mansion is located at 3130 McGavock Pike in Nashville, Tennessee. It is located between the Stones River and the Cumberland River, hence the name.
History
The mansion was built in 1859 for David H. McGavock (1826–1896), whose family owned the Carnton plantation in Franklin, Tennessee, and his wife William "Willie" Elizabeth Harding (1832–1895), whose family owned the Belle Meade Plantation. It was designed in the Italianate architectural style. It was inhabited by the McGavock family for three generations until 1965, when it was purchased by the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County from Mary Louise Bransford McGavock.
The land was turned into the Two Rivers Park and Golf Course, with eighteen holes of golf, baseball and softball diamonds, six tennis courts and a playground.
Architectural significance
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 23, 1972.