If you have had a chance to review the National Register of Historic Places recently, you will find that the Marymont mansion has been an icon on Rucker Lane in Murfreesboro since the mid 1800’s. As the story goes, the workers on this cotton plantation laid down their tools and exchanged them for arms to fight for the Confederacy in the Civil War. Built by Hiram Jenkins, Jr. on 640 acres of land in about 1861, Marymont was constructed of handmade brick that was fired in a kiln right here on the property.

At Marymont Springs, designed by ParkTrust Development, you will find that subtle elements abound throughout the community which reflect the rich history this property holds. Many of the homes in Marymont Springs pay tribute to the architecture of the historic mansion, which has been described as “one of the last Classical Revival homes erected in Middle Tennessee prior to the Civil War”.

In an excerpt from a letter from Jimmie Park Ledbetter to Mary Rucker Donnell, dated September 23, 1943, he said, “I am a soldier that visited your old brick home, Marymont at Ruckers, and certainly would have enjoyed staying longer…I thought the terrain of the land beautiful in your section of Murfreesboro.”

Come visit historic Marymont Springs, and witness firsthand the unique blend of past and present that can be uniquely yours…..

Posted By: Karen Boynton

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