EFFECTIVE MAY 30, 2022 213 chapter 11 McLemore House The McLemore House, located at 446 11th Ave. N., is in the Hard Bargain neighborhood and was constructed around 1880. The vernacular house exhibits Colonial Revival influences. The house features three bays with a c. 1910 front porch and rear addition. The McLemore House was constructed by the formerly enslaved Harvey McLemore. He purchased lots 14-17 in Hard Bargain and built the first residential structure in the subdivision. Descendants of Mr. McLemore remained in the house until 1997. That year, it was jointly purchased by the Heritage Foundation of Franklin and Williamson County and Williamson County Habitat for Humanity. The African American Heritage Society has converted the historic house into the McLemore House Museum. Merrill-Williams House The Merrill-Williams House, located at 264 Natchez St., is in the Natchez Street National Register Historic District. It was constructed around 1881. The vernacular house is awhite two-story cottage featuring a side gable roof and two interior chimneys. An addition was constructed around 1900. The house also features a porch with white columns. Low stone walls, common to the neighborhood, line the front of the property. Moses Merrill, a formerly enslaved man, acquired the property the house stands on. He constructed a twostory house around 1881. In 1892, Merrill sold the house to the A.N.C. Williams family. Williams was a prominent African American businessman in Franklin. The Williams family remained in the house for generations.
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