Murfreesboro Heritage Center

Rutherford County Center For Historic Preservation

This photo from their website

Part of Middle Tennessee State University

 I took a trip downtown and I found the center on accident! I knew absolutely nothing about this place. I did not even know it existed. Unfortunately, the hours are from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm So, I cannot take my kids that are in school. But, it is definitely a place to go visit.

Here are some photos that I took there. 

Better Homes, Better Farms

 

Me At Oaklands Halloween Part 1

The Flashlight Tours

Part 1 - Friday Night, 2015

Here I am at the front door.


As you can see, it is decorated for Halloween. 
There are "spider webs" covering the front door.















This is the lady of the house. Sally Hardee Murfree Maney. She was born in 1793 and died in 1857. She had eight children, four of whom died within four months of one another in 1838-9. The children's death was due to cholera, which is a water-born disease.  This portrait was complete in 1839, when she was in mourning's second-stage. This is evident because she is wearing a white bonnet, collar, and cuffs.

On Friday evening, I was stationed in the back parlor, which was the fancy parlor at the time of Sally's death. This would have meant that she was laid out if the parlor where her portrait now resides.

 This is Dr. Maney, the man of the house. Apparently, the doctor was incredibly religious and would not allow dancing or alcohol in the house.


It is interesting that four of his children died. This meant that diseases effected the wealthy as well as the poor, the white as well as the black, and the educated along with the non.

This is a portrait of Governor Cannon. He was the eighth Governor of Tennessee, and the first Whig Governor of Tennessee.

This gorgeous lady was the wife of Governor Cannon, and mother to the young lady who married the Maney's son.

A grand table set for a dinner in the back parlor.

The same location, but I took the photo without the flash. This is how the room was lighted. You could really only see the photographs and other details with the flashlight.  


























While not covered for the event, mirrors would have been covered if the family was in mourning.

Here you can also see silver pitchers and crystal and silver spice rack.

Gorgeous marble mantle with a coal stove in front. 

Visit Oaklands Historic House Museum!

I Found A Goodie...

Just Down The Road From Me!

Built Ca 1860, and is in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

And, it is actually for sale with almost three acres for $575 K. 

OMG, so delish!

Will you buy it for me???

Needs A LOT of work, but I can do it!

Here is the listing.

To the left of the house

I thought this might be a place to tie horses, but there is no ring. Then, I thought that it might be a headstone, but it doesn't seem to be marking a grave, and there is no writing on it. So, I'm not sure exactly what it is.
Do you know???

The back of the house

In the back, to the right

Looking through the windows...

Looking through the window on the front of the house, on the right.

Looking up at the portico!

Looking through the windows in the front of the house, on the left.

Closeup of one of the columns on the front portico.

Roman Revival, Historic House, Old House, Brick, American House, Americana,