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Clarence Kelley Colley
Clarence Kelley Colley (1869–1956) was an American architect. He designed many buildings in Tennessee, some of which are on the campuses of Middle Tennessee State University and Austin Peay State University. Other buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Early life Clarence Kelley Colley was born on February 21, 1869, in Wilson County, Tennessee. His father was Seth Colley and his mother, Fidelia Elizabeth Smith. He had a brother, Homer. Colley grew up on a farm, until he moved to Nashville to work in the boiler room at Vanderbilt University as a young man. Career Colley was an apprentice to architects Albert F. Speight and William Crawford Smith. He established C. K. Colley & Company Architects, an architectural firm in Nashville, in 1899. His son replaced his brother in 1921, when the firm was renamed C. K. Colley & Son. Colley designed two buildings on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University in 1911: the President's House and Kirksey H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilson County, Tennessee
Wilson County is a county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is in Middle Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 147,737. Its county seat is Lebanon. The largest city is Mt. Juliet. Wilson County is part of the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Wilson County was created in 1799 from a portion of Sumner County, and named for Major David Wilson, a Revolutionary War veteran and statesman.Frank Burns,Wilson County" ''Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture''. Retrieved: 24 April 2013. The county remained predominantly agrarian throughout the 19th century. The arrival of the railroad after the Civil War boosted the county's timber sector, and several large factories were constructed in the county during the early 20th century. Wilson County was the site of an important saltpeter mine. Saltpeter, the main ingredient of gunpowder, was obtained by leaching the earth from Valley Cave. Valley Cave is n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
