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Through preservation, education, and events, we actively maintain the historic beauty of Williamson County for our residents and visitors. Without this paramount work, significant buildings and locations representing our area’s diverse history and vibrant culture would be lost forever.
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Known as a historic African-American neighborhood within the larger suburban confines of Franklin, the Natchez Street community has many homes that have remained remarkably intact. The Merrill-Williams house at 264 Natchez Street is one such home, built in 1881 by Moses Merrill, a formerly enslaved man who had been owned by local slave trader Charles Merrill of Franklin and Nashville.
Built c.1823, the Historic Franklin Masonic Hall is the oldest three-story building in Franklin and is the earliest significant Gothic Revival building in Tennessee.
These are the remains of the limestone stack of the Williamson Furnace built in 1832 by Moses Speer. Furnaces like this one were vital to the survival of the pioneering communities of our area.
Nolensville is said to have been founded in 1797 by William Nolen when he, along with his first wife Delilah and five children, was traveling through Middle Tennessee and a wheel on his wagon broke, causing the family to delay traveling until the wagon was repaired.
The National Park Service has listed the Triune Fortifications on the National Register of Historic Places for their historic and archeological significance.
The Creekside home is significant for its age and also because it was the home of Sarah Florence McEwen Adkerson (1846-1867), who was one of the daughters of John B. McEwen, mayor of Franklin during the Civil War.
