Rock Castle
Rock Castle State Historic Site, located in Hendersonville, Sumner County, Tennessee, is the former home of Daniel Smith. Construction began in 1784; its completion was delayed by conflicts with area Native Americans and the house was completed in 1796.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: historic house in Tennessee, United States
- Address: TN
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hendersonville High School.
Hendersonville High School
School building
Photo: Ed!, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hendersonville High School is one of three public high schools located in Hendersonville, Sumner County, Tennessee. Since July 1, 2023, the principal has been Mel Sawyers, who formerly served as principal at Millersville and Guild Elementary Schools. Hendersonville High School is situated 1½ miles north of Rock Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hendersonville and Old Hickory.
Hendersonville
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Hendersonville is a city in Sumner County of the American state of Tennessee. It is a well-known suburb of Nashville, Tennessee, and has been the home of many country music stars, including Conway Twitty, Roy Orbison, and Johnny Cash.
Old Hickory
Hamlet
Old Hickory is a neighborhood of metropolitan Nashville, located in the Hadley Bend section of eastern Davidson County, Tennessee. Old Hickory is governed by the Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County, because the government of Davidson County is consolidated with that of Nashville. Old Hickory is situated 3 miles southwest of Rock Castle.
Lakewood
Village
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Lakewood is a neighborhood of Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee. The population was 2,302 at the 2010 census, at which time it was an incorporated city, as it was from 1959 until 2011. Lakewood is situated 3½ miles southwest of Rock Castle.
Rock Castle
- Categories: house, building, tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
- Location: Sumner, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.27925° or 36° 16′ 45″ northLongitude
-86.59642° or 86° 35′ 47″ westElevation
476 feet (145 metres)Open location code
868M7CH3+MCOpenStreetMap ID
way 1192600095OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“Rock Castle” goes by many names.
- French: “Rock Castle”
- Hebrew: “טירת הסלע”
- Japanese: “ロック・キャッスル”
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