National Register of Historic Places

Cleveland Hall

Old Hickory, Davidson County, Tennessee
Listed
April 15, 1971
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
71000821

About this property

Cleveland Hall is an Antebellum mansion in Nashville, Tennessee. Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States. It was designed by master builders Joseph Reiff and William C. Hume, who built The Hermitage in 1835, constructed under the supervision of owner, Stockly Donelson, and completed in 1839. Its main massing resembles the plantation plain style Plantation Plain-style, but the pediment and columns on the entrance, which could have been added at a later time are markers of the Greek Revival style. It has eighteen rooms. It was the home of Stockly Donelson (1805–1888), who was Rachel Jackson's nephew and whose grandfather was John Donelson (1718–1785), and his wife Phila Ann Lawrence Donelson. After his death, their son William Stockly Donelson (1835–1895) lived in the house with his wife, Alice Ewin Donelson (1836–1881). Subsequently, it was home to their son, John Donelson (1874–1952) and his wife, Bettie Menees Hooper Donelson (1875–1963). It is still privately owned by the Donelson family. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 16, 1971.

Location

4041 Old Hickory Blvd.
Old Hickory, Davidson County, Tennessee
36.22949, -86.62712

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Hermitage, The
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1.2 mi
Lakewood Commercial District
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1.6 mi
Tulip Grove
Early Republic
1.7 mi
Old Hickory Methodist Church
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2.3 mi
Old Hickory Historic District
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2.3 mi

Nearby Battles

Skirmish at Nashville (Confederate probe December 1864)
1864Civil War
9.8 mi
Battle of Nashville — Day Two Assault
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9.8 mi
Battle of Nashville – First Day Dec 15
1864Civil War
9.8 mi

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When was Cleveland Hall listed on the National Register?

Cleveland Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 15, 1971.

What type of historic resource is Cleveland Hall?

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The period of significance for Cleveland Hall is recorded as the industrial era.

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