Cannonsburgh Village
312 South Front Street, Murfreesboro, TN 37129(615) 890-0355https://murfreesborotn.gov/164/Cannonsburgh-VillageCannonsburgh, the original name of Murfreesboro, is a reconstructed village that began as a United States Bicentennial project. In order to showcase the heritage of the rural South, different types of historical folk buildings were purchased throughout the region and moved to the grounds. The structures are built from a variety of materials including log, frame, and brick. Illustrated above is a classic example of a log house with an open hall, commonly known as a dogtrot house. The log buildings at Cannonsburgh include a single-pen house, a two-story hall-and-parlor type house with a rear addition, a one-room schoolhouse, and several other examples of log architecture.
Akin Log House
Bicentennial Park (La Vergne City Park)5093 Murfreesboro Road, La Vergne, TN 37086 (beside City Hall)(615) 793-3224https://www.lavergnetn.gov/200/City-ParksThe City of La Vergne acquired this hewn red cedar log house from a local family in order to provide residents with a visual reminder of their pioneer past as well as to preserve a rare surviving example of the early built environment of the area. The historic one-room dwelling, originally located off Stoned River Road, had been obscured by several modern frame additions over the years and was not identified as a separate pioneer structure until after demolition had started on the larger house. Now standing in Bicentennial Park near a 19th-century graveyard, the log building is being carefully restored to serve as an educational experience for both members of the community and visitors alike.
Sam Davis Home
1399 Sam Davis Rd, Smyrna, TN 37167(615) 459-2341https://www.samdavishome.org/The best collection of log architecture in a historical setting is located at the Sam Davis Home in Smyrna. The main body of the two-story Davis house is constructed of red cedar logs covered with yellow popular weatherboards. Just behind and to the left of the dwelling is the family’s log smokehouse. On the other side of the yard is the one-room overseer’s house, and beyond that lie the quarters where African Americans lived. At present, four small log buildings remain of the once numerous slave quarters of the plantation.There are two other log structures on the property that have been moved from other sites in the county. One, the large dwelling in which Sam Davis was born, formerly stood off Almaville Road until it was relocated just behind the cemetery. The other small log building, now used for storage, is adjacent to the overseer’s house.
