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The McGavock–Gaines House, also known as Riverside, is a historic mansion in Franklin, Tennessee. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The property then included two
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, one
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, and one non-contributing building, on an area of .


Location

The house is located on Caruthers Road, east of the Lewisburg Pike, in Franklin, a small town in Williamson County near
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, in the Southern state of Tennessee.


History

The mansion was built circa 1840 for James Randal McGavock, the son of Randal McGavock, who served as the mayor of Nashville, Tennessee from 1824 to 1825 and owned the
Carnton Plantation Carnton is a historic home and museum in Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. The plantation played an important role during and immediately after the Battle of Franklin during the American Civil War. It is managed by the non- ...
. It was remodelled into Classical Revival style in 1902 and renamed as Riverside. This included adding the house's two-story
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and completely remodeling the interior.


References

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee Houses in Franklin, Tennessee Neoclassical architecture in Tennessee Houses completed in 1840 McGavock family residences National Register of Historic Places in Williamson County, Tennessee {{WilliamsonCountyTN-NRHP-stub