Carter House

The Carter House, built between 1828 and 1830 by Fountain Branch Carter, is one of Williamson County’s most significant landmarks. A Classic Revival-style red brick home with Doric columns and unique stepped parapet gables, it also retains its original detached kitchen, office, tool shed, and smokehouse. Across Columbia Avenue, where some of the most vicious fighting of the battle took place, a small park has been created to commemorate the immediate area around the Carter House as ground zero of the Battle of Franklin. Purchased by the State of Tennessee in 1951, the Carter house was restored and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1961, preserving its historical significance.