| in 1810. The first log addition to the home was
necessitated in 1820, to accommodate their growing family, which eventually numbered 16
children. The next addition to the house occurred in 1900. Two historical prominent residents were Judge Thomas N. Frazier who purchased
the home in 1865, and his son, James Beriah Frazier. Judge Frazier was Criminal
Court Judge for Rutherford and Davidson Counties, and was impeached during the
Reconstruction Days because of his so-called interference in the ratification of the 14th
Amendment. (He was later restored to office in 1870). James Beriah Frazier spent his
teenage years at this site. He was a popular governor 1903 to 1905, and was a U.S.
Senator 1905 to 1911.
Guests enjoy the ambiance of days past melded with today's modern
facilities. The Buchanan Log House is the property of the Association for the
Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities and is operated by the Donelson-Hermitage Chapter. |
