The Whites Creek Garage was built in the 1920’s as a brick, one-story, four-bay garage with the south facade covered with Coronado stone. From left to right are: Carl Perry, Miller Tinsley, Sr., Claude Smith, Hershel England, Curry Woodruff, Bill Blunkall, and George Woodruff. More articles can be found in Thomas Oliverio’s book, “Images of Whites Creek”, available on Amazon.
Dry Fork School, grades 1-8, operated at the corner of what is now Stenberg Road and Clarksville Pike. This picture taken in 1927 includes children from the neighborhood including Bostelman, Burgess, Burton, Capps, Campbell, Carney, Graves, Hazelwood, Stenberg, and Vester families.
The Whites Creek Historical Society has reviewed these two photographs and can share a couple of facts and a few hypotheses based on their content. Facts: In the picture with three gentlemen standing in front of a horse and buggy, the man of the far left is Allen Prince Connell, great grandfather of Angela Williams. The man next to him is Eli White who served as postmaster, store proprietor, and notary public. Hypotheses: It is believed that these two pictures were taken on the same day as they both have
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Raymond Parrish operated this Texaco filling station and garage at the corner of Old Hickory Boulevard and Whites Creek Pike. He also sold fishing tackle and ice cream as these were favorites of the community. Wanting a spinning rod that he had for sale, John Vick worked across the street at Dallas Gupton’s woodworking shop until he saved $8.00 to purchase it. Cecil Talley came by every day to purchase and eat a carton of ice cream. Cecil had a habit of carrying a wad of money in his pocket.
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White’s Creek Rural Historic District was named as one of Nashville Historic Inc as one of nine endangered areas in 2015 – Whites Creeks Pike from Old Hickory Boulevard to Buena Vista, constructed from the early 1800s is located in the northwest section of Davidson County. Whites Creek is the location of Nashville’s only rural historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The 157- acre district contains buildings constructed between the 1830s and early 1900s. Some of Nashville’s earliest settlers made their homes in Whites Creek, including
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Whites Creek was known for it’s truck farms and dairies. William Herman Thompson became part of that tradition when he built a dairy barn on Lickton Pike for $1000. It took 10 years for him to repay this loan. At that time, 30 cows a day would provide a living for his family. In 1941, Dr. Marshall Link loaned the Thompson family $18,000 to purchase a 200 acre farm with the house and barn on Whites Creek Pike. At this time it took 75-100 cows to make a living. The
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The stately Southern mansion known as the Alexander Ewing House, also called Woodlon Hall, is located about six miles north of Nashville along the west bank of Whites Creek on Buena Vista Pike. The home, built in the early 1820’s, shows proof of the master architects and skilled craftsmen that existed in the early days especially the doorway with broad side lights and fan transom and the wide hallway containing a spiralled staircase. The home is a fine example of early Federal style plantations, constructed of brick with a stone
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This neo-classic Greek revival site was built in the mid-1800s by Edmund P. Graves who married a step-niece of Frederick Stump. After Frederick Stumps death in 1820, his young widow, Catherine Gingery Stump, inherited a residence and 300 acres that joined Dry Fork on the south and Whites Creek on the west. Not having children of her own, Catherine shared her residence with her two sisters, her younger brother John, and her niece Helen. In the 1850’s, Catherine gave Helen a 200 acre track where she and her husband Edmund Graves
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The “Oakland Fruit Farm” was owned and operated by Elijah McHenry Carney and his son James Buchanan Carney. The Fruit Farm encompassed all the bottom land from beyond Elijah’s home (currently located at 4398 Stenberg Road) all the way to Dry Fork Road. They published a catalog of their many varieties of fruit trees, bushes and plants. They tapped Maple trees on Elijah’s land in an area called “Sugar Camp Hollow” off Carney Creek. They sold the maple syrup locally and by mail. The Fruit Farm had an evaporating house by
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The Whites Creek Saloon is currently Vintage Creek Boutique a specialty shop for clothing, specialty gifts, candles, and gift baskets. It was built about 1860 and altered about 1875. James Gang member Bill Ryan, alias for Tom Hill, was captured here March 25, 1881 after Ryan drew a pistol. Ryan was charged with murder in Georgia and robbery in North Alabama when carried to the Nashville jail by Magistrate E. L. Earthman. William Thompson restored this historic building and it continues to be well-known historical site in Whites Creek. https://www.facebook.com/vintagecreek/
