The John Herbert House, also known to many as the home of Dr. Walter Morgan, has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1988. The double pen log home is a notable example of home design and a classic working farm in early 19th-century. Sitting on a cut-stone foundation with exterior end limestone chimneys, the main façade sports a one-story porch with Doric concrete columns. West of the house are two outbuildings–a ca. 1900 frame smokehouse and board-and-batten wash house with gable roof and stone chimney. Although this type of construction was very common in Williamson County, very few have survived like the Herbert House.

For nearly 20 years, The Heritage Foundation had high hopes of stabilizing and preserving the historic home for the future. Thanks to a successful partnership with Bob Parks Realty and Drees Homes, they were able to stabilize the historic structure and find a buyer. In addition, Bob Parks Realty and Drees Homes donated $20,000 from the sale of the home to The Heritage Foundation.

The new buyers are Skipper and Debbie Carlisle who are very excited to have this opportunity. Debbie Carlisle states that this has been a lifelong dream and they have been collecting American antiques for years in hopes of finding the perfect home to house them. The John Herbert House will now be the centerpiece of the new Breezeway Development on Clovercroft Road. The house sits on more than three acres and backs up to more than 30 acres making it the perfect amenity to future residents of the new neighborhood.

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Posted By: Kimberly Fahey

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