Stories of the Past - Conversations for the Future

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Discover the largest house built in Tennessee prior to the Civil War. Constructed between 1849 and 1860, Belmont Mansion was the home of Adelicia and Joseph Acklen.

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Visiting here is an opportunity to explore one of the few 1850s era homes still standing in Nashville while learning about the place and the people -- both free and enslaved -- who make this site worth understanding.

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A majority of rooms in Belmont Mansion have been meticulously restored,

complete with original and period furniture, artwork and statuary.