National Register of Historic Places

Devon Farm

Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
Listed
August 27, 1974
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
74001908

About this property

Devon Farm is a historic farm in Nashville, Tennessee, US. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since August 28, 1974. The property was established as a 6,955-acre land grant by John Davis, a surveyor from North Carolina, in the 1790s. Davis built a red brick farmhouse. It was subsequently inherited by his daughter Fannie and his son-in-law, Morris Harding, in 1816. The couple lived on the farm for the next five decades, a period that included the American Civil War. By 1865, the farm was inherited by Fannie Davis Harding's nephew, Edward Dickson Hicks II. Hicks imported Devon cattle from England, and he renamed the farm Devon Farm. It was later inherited by Edward Dickson Hicks III, who lived there with his wife Harriet Cockrill, the granddaughter of Mark R. Cockrill. By 1946, the farm was inherited by their son, Edward Dickson Hicks IV.

Location

Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
36.05815, -86.91952

Categories

MILITARYARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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When was Devon Farm listed on the National Register?

Devon Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 27, 1974.

What type of historic resource is Devon Farm?

Devon Farm is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Devon Farm?

The period of significance for Devon Farm is recorded as the industrial era.

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