Its also important to underscore that Hank Williams never lived in the house, and never spent any significant time in the house. Harris Dead At 31, Robbie Knievel, Stuntman & Son Of Evel Knievel, Dead At 60, Guitar Center Employee Puts Thief In A Chokehold & Drags Him Out Of Store. Homes - Celebrity - Entertainment - Musicians Jack W I think if it can be saved, then it should. As you may be aware, over the last few days there have been some sensationalist declarations and inaccurate information that has detracted from earnest and dedicated efforts to preserve Beechwood Hall. But right now, nobodys asking it, and instead are turning their ire on the new owner. -Kid Rocks downtown Nashville Restaurant and club is built directly on top of the site of a historic building in downtown Nashville, The Trail West Building that was demolished in the middle of the night to make way for his Club. The hypocrisy is deafening.and also hilarious. "Like so many other people in this country, we're sick of seeing history torn to the ground." And it's said that Tim & Faith's Franklin, TN home was once owned by Hank Williams Sr. November 24, 2022 @ November 24, 2022 @ He stated that hes in his 50s now, and plans to spend the rest of his life saying what he believes. Unfortunately, due to some of the misleading information being put out there, we have been forced to install cameras and hire security to protect the property from trespassers and others potentially placing the home and others in danger. The only reason we were able to save the Ernest Tubb Record Shop was due to historical designations on Lower Broadway in Nashville. If a ditch from seventy years ago still exists, of course. November 24, 2022 @ Musician Kid Rock appeared on Tucker Carlson Tonight on Tuesday, November 23, 2022, to decry the potential demolition of Beechwood Hall, a Nashville antebellum plantation home Hank Williams Sr once owned, in Franklin, Tennessee. If I was bias for Fox News/Tucker Carlson, I wouldnt have covered this story at all. Hank owned the property where Beechwood Hall stands for a grand total of 13 months. It is considered historically significant since it is one of the three largest plantations in Williamson County, Tennessee that predates the American Civil War, and one of the few structures that survived the Civil War and the Battle of Franklin. Misconceptions from the Fox News/Tucker Carlson ReportOn November 22nd, Tucker Carlson dedicated a segment to the Beechwood Hall preservation on his show, and invited Kid Rock to speak on the matter. In 2018, Kid Rock helped preserve portions of a home in Bossier City, Louisiana where Hank Williams lived. To date, we have already placed over 350 acres of land in Williamson County in The Land Trust for Tennessee. In 2015, the couple sold off 131 acres from the property. 10:04 am, Tmiles You can review our long history of success here. A new website has been established to help save Beechwood Hall from being demolished. We were informed that the stair banister within the home is one of the original parts of the house not yet impacted by heavy water damage and mold, and it was carefully removed and is now stored in a safe, conditioned space. 6:30 pm. Restoration of this magnitude could cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and more likely exceed a million bucks. in a monkey see, monkey do world, follower monkeys emulate leader monkeys. Have something to tell us about this article? The home withstood the Civil War, and its over 800 acres made it one of the most significant properties in Williamson County for farming. God bless the Old South. But when it comes to historically significant landmarks, I do feel like some reasonable covenances should be in place. Originally, H G W Mayberry House, or Beechwood Hall, was the manor house of one of the three largest plantations in the area. Not exactly sure why this is? Trigger Unfortunately, some have based their narrative on assumptions, and outdated or inaccurate information. Ill pass it down to the next generation. 7:29 am. He is of course a country music legend. Similarly to the characterization of Beechwood Hall, Kid Rock does have some ties to country music, but is not in any way considered a country music legend to anyone within the country music community. I live in a small town that has several buildings listed by some agency or other as having historical significance. Maybe they have a good answer. Carlson opined, "Tearing down Hank Williams' house, an Antebellum house, would constitute not just an assault on the soul of country music, a distinctly American art form, it would be an attack on the country itself. Contrary to misinformation that is being published, no historical items have been placed in any burn pile, and there is no scheduled demolition. 7:31 pm, As a Public Historian grad student, I appreciate your well-researched and thoughtful post. Tyler Childers Greatest Story Ever Told (Live in New York), New Erin Enderlin Song White Wine Fever, Molly Tuttle Crooked Tree Jimmy Kimmel Live, New Channing Wilson Song Sunday Morning Blues, New Turnpike Troubadours Tour Date BOK Center, Tulsa, OK, April 1st, New Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley Song Moonshine Run, New Iris Dement Song Workin on a World, Separating Fact from Fiction: Hank Williams and Beechwood Hall, Ramblin Man: Short Stories from the Life of Hank Williams, https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/upload/NRB-15_web508.pdf, https://www.southernliving.com/home/4009-carters-creek-pike-franklin-tn-faith-hill-tim-mcgraw-property, Willie Nelson Is Paying Tribute To an Old Friend. Probably many loopholes, especially when it comes to private property. The real preservation rules that matter are on a local level, so its up to the city or county to protect their local history. Characterizing that they want to demolish the house of Hank Williams is unhelpful hyperbole, and it does not constitute the soul of country music. You can book a shuttle, once your reservation is complete. Many people have owned the house, in the past. If anything it sounds like the ditch he hurt his back jumping is historical and deserves a plaque and its own plot but thats about it. November 24, 2022 @ Construction on it finished in 1856. All of this is occurring even though Beechwood Hall is on the National Register of Historic Properties. November 23, 2022 @ Beechwood Hall is a 6,000 sq. Ryan S Its certainly part of local history, being a 166-years-old and built by slave labor during the antebellum south. 10:59 am. And few are willing to navigate the abuse from diving into the nuance of the Civil War Also I cant imagine standing in front of a Civil war gravestone in the South and not imagining that it is likely the 20 yr old child of someone who died from a non-slave owning family. We have been in direct contact in a collaborative and positive manner with Beechwood Halls owners to chart the best path forward in exploring preservation solutions.. The home is 6,856 square feet and rests on 200+ acres. Some of the statements from the report deserves scrutiny and context. November 24, 2022 @ Outsourcing the maintenance and care of buildings that we deem important to the country to the private owners of the property results in situations where its to the owners advantage to let the place fall apart until the status can be removed at which point they can make some money. It looks like to me, that Hank Williams Jr. would WANT to restore his fathers home. McGraw recorded his music video for My Little Girl in the foyer of Beechwood Hall. They also include hair dryers and a dryer provided in the bathrooms. Heres hoping for the preservation of Beechwood Hall. Trigger Mail: P.O.Box 723, Franklin, TN 37065. There is no floor activity data to show for this day. No. There is an ongoing effort to preserve a historic Williamson County property called Beechwood Hall. Tampax blowup explained, All we know about Wilko Johnsons wife Irene as Dr Feelgood star dies aged 75, {{^disable_secondary_title}} {{#secondary_title}} {{secondary_title}} {{/secondary_title}} {{^secondary_title}} {{title.raw}} {{/secondary_title}} {{/disable_secondary_title}} {{#disable_secondary_title}} {{ title.raw }} {{/disable_secondary_title}}, 2023 GRV Media Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Im definitely for the freedom to do what you want with your own property. Maybe the current owner is a black medium who can feel the violence their ancestors felt on this specific site and theyre planning on erasing it to free their souls. It is important to note that we have a 55-year track record of preservation success. Here is the 60-page manual the Park Serice uses of you want a peak at the criteria and process. 6:06 pm. These historic building fall into disarray because any owner wishing to make use of the building find the restrictions and cost more than the worth of the actual structure or its intended use. Mayberry and his wife Sophronia Hunter Mayberry in 1860. Maybe Im wrong. However, the estate behind the property, which works to preserve sites of historic and cultural value, has refuted claims the house will be demolished. Country legend Hank Williams bought the house in 1951. We cannot change the decades of past neglect, but we are committed to exploring preservation-minded solutions with the new owners. ft. log-style cabin also on the property. Troubled Times for Hank WilliamsOne significant Hank Williams event did happen on The Farm where Beechwood Hall resided. Its Tennessees treasure. Its obvious he was leaning on Kid Rock to be the SME in this interview, and I think he simply saw this as yet another example of Woke run a muck. Its basically a list of places with some interesting historic meaning, but it does nothing to protect them. Required fields are marked *, Notify me of follow-up comments via e-mail. Construction on the property began in 1856, and it was completed in 1860. There is a church directly next door with an adjacent parking lot. 9:05 am. Look closer into the investment group Unfortunately, he never had a chance to live on the estate and died two years later. November 23, 2022 @ November 28, 2022 @ Luckyoldsun November 28, 2022 @ Hank3fan86 It had 1,000 acres and, according to the Tales From Tennessee And Beyond blog, 24 slaves. 1:43 pm. I think you pretty much gave the reason: because its private property and its not part of a city or subdivision. Anyone who knows me, knows that I am 100% for preservation of historical landmarks, and I am 100% for the preservation of Beechwood Hall. He referred to that as The Farm,' Hank Williams historian and country music performer Joey Allcorn tells Saving Country Music. November 29, 2022 @ November 23, 2022 @ There are also three smaller and newer residences throughout the property, as well as a large 12-stall horse barn. See more Email Alerts and Updates. Regardless if Hank owned Beachwood Hall or not it shouldnt be torn down, but we are living in a time when history is being destroyed & rewritten & its scary as hell. "Like so many other people in this country, we're sick of seeing history torn to the ground." November 23, 2022 @ How far is the city center from the property? Where does it end?. But there are plenty of others that are just old and have managed to survive. We have also cleaned up many dead trees and replaced the old perimeter fence, which are the only items in the burn pile. There are plenty of antebellum plantation houses, many of them in far better repair and with less later additions. Other Houses on the PropertyBeechwood Hall, or the H.G.W. This is the house that Bocephus grew up in. November 24, 2022 @ Mayberry kept up and preserved the house until 1944 when he sold the property to a man named E.E. But sometimes its just not feasible. -The owners of Beechwood are native Tennesseans from Tn, went to college here and moved back over 10 years ago to be close to family. 7:54 pm. I think our current system of granting status based on the whims of a board and public opinion then doing nothing but curtailing the rights of property owners is the worst of both worlds. By tlp333 @ 2006-11-28 20:46:40 @ 36.075017, -86.772381. Otherwise, Walker Hayes would be opening his Applebees there. It was built using contractor Pryor Lillie (of Lillie Brothers fame) who also built "Old Town" and "Grassland" in Franklin. Yes, good point. It quotes historian Brian Turpen for that titbit. 17 RELATABLE THANKSGIVING MEMES TO SAVE YOU FROM THOSE AWKWARD DINNER TABLE CONVERSATIONS. 9:20 am. Check-in I would like to see it preserved for its ties to country music. He wrote that it had 20 or more broken windows and appeared to have been that way for years., In order to prevent any further rain and animal infestation, he boarded up all the broken windows., An update about Beechwood Hall:As you may be aware, over the last few days there have been some sensationalist declarations and inaccurate information that has detracted from earnest and dedicated efforts to preserve Beechwood Hall. Before Brown, the son-in-law of the original Beechwood Hall owner (H G W Mayberry) had kept it up. This would have been after George and Tammy split up. Important places deserve public support unless we want to see them torn down or turned into tourist traps. Heritage Foundation of Williamson County, TN | JLB - Nashville Web Design & SEO, a WST Web Design Co. RSVP to the Feb. 28th Warwick Lecture Series: "The Art Beneath Our Feet" >, History & Culture Center Now Open for Event Rentals, A Trip Down Memory Lane: A Grassroots Story of Preservation. But as explained above, Beechwood Hall is not considered Hank Williams house by any Hank Williams historians or country music historians. At that time, the property consisted of 507 acres, more or less, according to surveyors. The full might of our resources and many talented partners is being put into this plan, which we have been working diligently on for weeks. The musician joined Carlson to voice his support for the propertys preservation, saying he was sick of seeing history torn to the ground., The Only God Knows Why artist asked: Whether it be in the form of monuments, statues and now something so important here in Nashville where does it end?, HISTORIC HOUSE: @KidRock joins @TuckerCarlson to raise awareness about the cause to save Hank Williams' house. As reported by the New York Post the propertys owner, Larry Keele, also denied claims the house would be demolished. What is it you are saving country music from? The house had 20 or more broken windows on both levels when we bought it, and appeared to have been that way for years. A cabin he owns on many acres nearby is also featured on this site. When they sold the rest of the property in late June of 2021 to investor group BKDM for $15 million, it was enumerated as a 620-acre property. Eventually we hired an architect we know very well, and together we began formulating potential options for the house but, importantly, to protect its historic character. Im glad to hear they are restoring the staircase because that sounds amazing! Her husband, George Richey, found her dead on the couch where she laid down for a nap. THE KING OF COUNTRY MUSIC HANK WILLIAMS SR. AND RAY PRICE LIVED IN THIS HOUSE IN 1952!!! Ive seen too many people show irreverence and disrespect to historical vessels and places that were saved that my attitude is Take nothing but pictures leave nothing but memories. I think that should be the attitude towards Beechwood Hall. Dispute Upon the Future Plans for Beechwood HallBeechwood Hall and a 268-acre parcel that it currently sits on is now owned by Larry Keele, who purchased it in 2021. Trigger People need to know the real story. The 6,856-square-foot brick and stucco home utilized Italianate and Greek revival design styles, and was famous for its 40 x 60 hall with a freestanding spiral walnut staircase. The First Lady of Country Music died in the home in 1998, and the house was sold in 2000. 8:55 am. Jer in Idaho that bought the property from Tim and Faith and lined their already full pockets with the sale. But reading many stories on this issue, and especially after seeing the Tucker Carlson/Kid Rock exchange, the historian and preservationist inside of me sees it as imperative that we set Beechwood Halls significance in country music in its proper context. 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