Mrs. Edward B. Craig House

Mrs. Edward B. Craig House
The Mrs Edward B. Craig House in 2015
Mrs. Edward B. Craig House is located in Tennessee
Mrs. Edward B. Craig House
Mrs. Edward B. Craig House is located in the United States
Mrs. Edward B. Craig House
Location1418 Chickering Rd., Forest Hills, Tennessee
Coordinates36°04′18″N 86°52′03″W / 36.071667°N 86.8675°W / 36.071667; -86.8675
Area10.7 acres (4.3 ha)
Built1935 (1935)
ArchitectHerbert Rogers
Architectural styleFrench Chateau
MPSForest Hills, Tennessee MPS
NRHP reference No.03001078[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 27, 2003

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.[2] It was designed by A. Herbert Rogers, an interior designer popular in Nashville in the early twentieth century.[a][2] Mrs. Craig was the widow of insurance executive Edwin B. Craig.[2] Craig began as a banker in Tennessee and was appointed by president Grover Cleveland as internal revenue collector for middle Tennessee.[4] In 1921 he joined National Life and Accident Insurance Company as vice president. His brother, Cornelius A. Craig was the company's president.[4] The house, called "Belleforest", has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since October 27, 2003.[5]

Notes

  1. ^ Rogers was sued by the Tennessee State Board of Examiners for Architects and Engineers for actively engaging in the practice of architecture without a license.[3]

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Mrs Edward B. Craig House". National Park Service. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  3. ^ "Seek to Bar Rogers". The Tennessean (Nashville, Tennessee). April 2, 1932. p. 4. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  4. ^ a b Brothers, Jay. "Belleforest/ Mrs. Edward B. Craig House: What National Life Money Built". historythroughomes.com. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  5. ^ "Craig, Mrs. Edward B., House". National Park Service. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
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