➡️Did you know the Fleming-Mizell-Ravener home is likely one of the first home facades in the country built with Tennessee Crab Orchard stone? Prior to the 20th century, this stone had only been used for chimneys and foundations because insufficient tools made the titanium-laced stone too difficult to cut. Crab Orchard stone is a rare sandstone quarried from Crab Orchard Mountain in the Cumberland Plateau of Tennessee. Bob and Lisa Ravener’s 1926 historic Franklin home on 3rd Avenue South is full of both historic and architectural surprises. See photos➡️
This technique became more prominently used in the early 1920s. Crab orchard stone now adorns many landmarks and has also been used for hardscapes in such notable homes as the U.S. vice president’s mansion and FDR’s Hyde Park pool. You can also see this stone in the Country Music Hall of Fame Museum and Scarritt College in Nashville shown here!
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