Number 9 Lindsley Ave. This home, located across Lindsley from the
campus of the University of Nashville, was built around 1890 and belonged
to John W. Thomas. Thomas was the president of the N.C & ST. L
Railroad. Later Thomas and his sons went into merchantile and had
extensive coffee, spice and tea mills located on south Market Street (2nd
Ave.) The home had an extensive carriage house in the rear and the stone
out front with the two boys waiting beside it was for stepping down from
the carriages and horses. When Thomas owned the home it was No. 7
Lindsley, but in the 1940's another home was built between it and Second
Ave. and it became no. 9. In the 1940-1950's the large family of
Kimbroughs owned the home. This house was demolished around 1964.
(Source: Nashville Room - Nashville Public LIbrary)
campus of the University of Nashville, was built around 1890 and belonged
to John W. Thomas. Thomas was the president of the N.C & ST. L
Railroad. Later Thomas and his sons went into merchantile and had
extensive coffee, spice and tea mills located on south Market Street (2nd
Ave.) The home had an extensive carriage house in the rear and the stone
out front with the two boys waiting beside it was for stepping down from
the carriages and horses. When Thomas owned the home it was No. 7
Lindsley, but in the 1940's another home was built between it and Second
Ave. and it became no. 9. In the 1940-1950's the large family of
Kimbroughs owned the home. This house was demolished around 1964.
(Source: Nashville Room - Nashville Public LIbrary)
