Thomas Brown House (Franklin, Tennessee)
Old Town | |
| Nearest city | Franklin, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates | 35°59′37″N 86°56′10″W / 35.99361°N 86.93611°W |
| Area | 2.8 acres (1.1 ha) |
| Built | 1846 |
| Architect | Lilly, Pryor |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Central passage plan |
| MPS | Williamson County MRA (WM-397) |
| NRHP reference No. | 88000324 |
| Added to NRHP | April 14, 1988 |
Old Town, also known as the Thomas Brown House, is a house in Franklin, Tennessee, United States, at the Old Town Archeological Site that was built by Thomas Brown starting in 1846. It is a two-story frame structure built on an "I-House" plan, an example of vernacular architecture showing Greek Revival influences. The Thomas Brown House is among the best two-story vernacular I-house examples in the county (along with the William King House, the Alpheus Truett House, the Claiborne Kinnard House, the Beverly Toon House, and the Stokely Davis House).: 42
It was located on the Harpeth River branch of the Natchez Trace.
Singer Jimmy Buffett owned the house in the late 1980s.
It is built amidst and named for, Old Town, a village site of Mississippian culture with mounds. It is located near Old Town Bridge, the remains of a Natchez Trace bridge.