Travellers Rest is a former plantation house in the Oak Hill area of Nashville, Tennessee, built in 1799 by politician and judge John Overton, a close friend and advisor of Andrew Jackson. Originally called Golgotha after prehistoric skulls unearthed during construction of the cellar, it was renamed Travellers Rest in the early nineteenth century to reflect the rest Overton found there after his circuit-court travels, and it was expanded in 1812, after 1820 and again in 1887. Saved from demolition and restored as a museum in 1954, it has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1969 and now operates as the Travellers Rest Plantation and Museum.
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Travellers Rest, also known as Golgotha, is a former plantation and historic plantation house, located in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Travellers Rest, also known as Golgotha, is a former plantation and historic plantation house, located in Nashville, Tennessee. The first owner of the site was John Overton in 1796, who built the first family home in 1799. For many years this plantation was worked and maintained by enslaved Black people.
It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 30, 1969, for it
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Travellers Rest, also known as Golgotha, is a former plantation and historic plantation house, located in Nashville, Tennessee. The first owner of the site was John Overton in 1796, who built the first family home in 1799. For many years this plantation was worked and maintained by enslaved Black people.
It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 30, 1969, for it
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