McLemore House
The McLemore House is a property in Franklin, Tennessee that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. It has been part of an African-American neighborhood since the 1880s.Photo: Skyrunner75, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: Saturday 10:00 AM—2:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: historic house museum in Tennessee, U.S.
- Also known as: “Harvey McLemore House”, “House and Estate of Maggie Matthews”, “McLemore House African-American Museum”, and “McLemore House Museum”
- Address: 446 11th Avenue North, Franklin, TN 37064
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rest Haven Cemetery and St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.
Rest Haven Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Sarah Harrison00, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Rest Haven Cemetery in Franklin, Tennessee is a 7-acre cemetery that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. It is significant in the history of Franklin. Rest Haven Cemetery is situated 2,100 feet northeast of McLemore House.
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Church
Photo: Skyrunner75, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Paul's Episcopal Church is a historic church in Franklin, Tennessee, that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. In 1988, a National Register study of Williamson County historical resources described it as "one of the finest remaining" Gothic Revival style churches in middle Tennessee. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church is situated 2,300 feet east of McLemore House.
Carter House
Museum
Photo: Hlj, Public domain.
The Carter House State Historic Site is a historic house at 1140 Columbia Avenue in Franklin, Tennessee. In that house, the Carter family hid in the basement waiting for the second Battle of Franklin to end. Carter House is situated 3,600 feet southeast of McLemore House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Franklin and Cool Springs.
Franklin
Photo: Ichabod, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Franklin is a city of 81,000 people in Tennessee, just a few miles south of Nashville. There are two main areas of interest. One is the Cool Springs area, which is identified by its corporate and retail growth surrounding one of the largest malls in the Southeast, the CoolSprings Galleria.
Cool Springs
Suburb
Photo: Dclemens1971, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cool Springs is a major commercial center located in Williamson County, Tennessee. Northern portions of Cool Springs fall within the city limits of Brentwood, while the rest is under the jurisdiction of Franklin. Cool Springs is situated 3½ miles northeast of McLemore House.
McLemore House
- Categories: historic house museum, African-American museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Williamson, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.92557° or 35° 55′ 32″ northLongitude
-86.87987° or 86° 52′ 48″ westOpen location code
867MW4GC+63OpenStreetMap ID
way 964424952OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q6802184
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- French: “McLemore House”
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