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Sumner County, Tennessee
Historic Sites and Museums

Historic Sites

  • Bledsoe's Fort Historical Park

    Highway 25, Castalian Springs, TN 37031

  • Bradford-Berry House

    252 East Main Street, Hendersonville, TN 37075
    Telephone: (615) 822-0789
    Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Central Time) Notes: Built in 1792. Home of Hendersonville Arts Council.

  • Cragfont

    200 Cragfont Road, Castalian Springs, TN 37031
    Telephone: (615) 452-7070
    Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Central Time)
    Notes: Closed November 1 - April 15, except by appointment. Admission fee is charged.

    Built in 1798, it was the first manor house west of the Alleghenies. Built by General James Winchester, who had lived on the land since 1793. He and his brother, George Winchester, had come to the area as traders after the Revolutionary War. George was later killed, but James and his wife, Susan Black lived at Cragfont and had fourteen children. Many original Winchester items can be found in the house. It is on the National Register of Historic Places.

    Home of General James Winchester at Castalian Springs

    Winchester House

    Many thanks to E. James Keen for the photograph! Taken in 1985.

  • Historic Mansker's Station -- Mansker's Fort & Bowen Plantation

    Moss-Wright Park, Caldwell Lane, Goodlettsville, TN 37070
    Telephone: (615) 859-FORT
    Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. (Central Time)
    Notes: Closed in January & February. Admission fee is charged.

    Built in 1787. Contains an interpretive Pioneer Fort and the oldest brick house in Middle Tennessee.

  • Historic Rock Castle

    Rock Castle Lane (off Indian Lake Road), Hendersonville, TN 37075
    Telephone: (615) 824-0502
    Hours: Wednesday - Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.; Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Central Time)
    Notes: Closed in January. Admission fee is charged.

    Built in 1784. First rock house in Middle Tennessee. It is located on Old Hickory Lake in Hendersonville, TN, and is one of Tennessee's most important structures of the early Republic. Has noteworthy architectural design. The once 3,140-acre plantation now consists of 18 acres, the house, the smokehouse, and a cemetery. It is on the National Register of Historic Places.

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  • Trousdale Place

    183 West Main Street, Gallatin, TN 37066
    Telephone: (615) 452-5648 & (615) 452-1404
    Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:40 p.m.; Sunday 12:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Central Time)
    Notes: Admission fee is charged and tours are conducted by docents.

    Built in 1813. Is a handsome, old two-story brick home located about two city blocks from the Gallatin Public Square. Built by John H. Bowen, a local attorney and member of Congress. Bowen died in 1822, and the house was purchased by William Trousdale, who in 1849 became governor of Tennessee. Located near the Sumner County Museum. It is on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • Wynnewood

    Old Highway 25, Castalian Springs, TN 37031
    Telephone: (615) 452-5463
    Hours: Monday - Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.; Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Central Time)
    Notes: Closed Sundays from November 1st until April 1st, except by appointment. Admission fee is charged.

    Built in 1828. It is the largest log stage coach inn in Tennessee. Was erected to serve as stagecoach inn and mineral springs resort by A. R. Wynne, William Cage, and Stephen Roberts on land owned by Wynne's wife, Almira Winchester Wynne. A log cabin attached to the rear of the inn was built by Isaac Bledsoe during the period of 1772 to 1780, when he came to the area as a longhunter. The building is a national historic landmark.


    Museums

  • Cold Springs School Museum

    Portland Boulevard, Portland, TN 37148
    Telephone: (615) 325-9032
    Hours: Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Central Time)
    Notes: Open June through September. Free admission.

    Built in 1857. An American Revolution Bicentennial project, this restored one room schoolhouse serves as a museum of local history, especially for Upper Sumner County.

  • Sumner County Museum

    183 West Main Street, Gallatin, TN 37066
    Telephone: (615) 451-3738
    Hours: Thursday - Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Central Time)
    Notes:Closed November through March

    A treasure of Sumner County artifacts and memorabilia, especially from early Native American period. Has a growing collection on Civil War artifacts. Located near the Trousdale Place.

  • Westmoreland Library & Historical Museum

    Epperson Springs Road, Westmoreland, TN 37186
    Telephone: (615) 644-2026
    Hours: Monday - Wednesday, 12:00 noon - 5:00 p.m.; Friday 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Saturday 12:00 noon - 4:00 p.m. (Central Time)
    Notes: A good source of northeast Sumner County history.

  • White House Inn Library & Historical Museum

    412 Highway 76, White House, TN 37188
    Telephone: (615) 672-0239
    Hours: Monday - Wednesday & Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. (except 12:00 - 12:30); Thursday 12:00 noon - 8:00 p.m.; Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Central Time)
    Notes: Museum has pictures, artifacts, and memorabilia from the White House area. Library has a small genealogy collection.


    • This information was obtained from a variety of Sumner County brochures, including one containing Twelve Historical Sites & Museums Open to the Public, prepared by the Sumner County Council of Historic Sites with support by the Sumner County Tourist Commission. The information provided is here subject to change. Call ahead to verify.

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