1418 Chickering Rd., Forest Hills, Tennessee. County/parish: Davidson.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 27, 2003. NRIS 03001078.
Part of Forest Hills, Tennessee MPS (NRIS 64500866).
2 contributing buildings. 1 contributing structure.Also known as:
The Mrs Edward B. Craig House is a historic mansion in Forest Hills, Tennessee, USA, a suburb of Nashville. The French-style mock castle on Chickering Road was completed in 1935. It was designed by A. Herbert Rogers, an interior designer popular in Nashville in the early twentieth century. Mrs. Craig was the widow of insurance executive Edwin B. Craig. Craig began as a banker in Tennessee and was appointed by president Grover Cleveland as internal revenue collector for middle Tennessee. In 1921 he joined National Life and Accident Insurance Company as vice president. His brother, Cornelius A. Craig was the company's president. The house, called "Belleforest", has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since October 27, 2003.
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