• (615) 444-9800
$3,295,000
Front view of the main house with the hillside view, originally built for Johnny Cash.  3106 sq ft.  Massive open spaces with two bedrooms upstairs.
Main house living area, which opens to dining and kitchen area.  Library is through double french doors off of this room.
Magical library with fantastic natural light.
Staircase to the upper level highlighting the three inch thick floors
Pre-civil war timbers are massive and likely date back to trees that established in the 1600s.
Magical asian architectural details.
Toll House from the Goose Creek area of Columbia, TN.  Guest house number 1, next to the main house.  546 sq ft.  1 loft bedroom.
Sleep loft in guest house one
Braxton Dixon placed a signature "heart" in the chimney of many of his homes.  Sycamore Homestead has several exterior hearts, but he included in interior with this guest house
200+ year old post and beam barn from Jasper, TN.  To the right, this smoke house  is from Celina, TN and dates to 1789.  It is the oldest property on the complex.
This storage barn has been roughed in for two bathrooms, should someone want to make it more than a barn.  It could be another residence, an event venue or a studio.
Upper area of barn accessed by permanent stairs.
These chariot wheels, incorporated into the railing of guest house two, date back 2000 years.
This marble bath tub was shipped to Dixon from Italy by friend he made during World War II.  It was installed by a crane and the bathroom was built around this incredible tub.
Guest house two - stairway details to upper bedroom
Cooper sink, operated by floor pedals, hails from the Nashville Lovelace Candy Factory.
Guest cabin 2 contains hardwood flooring from seven types of hardwood native to Tennessee.
Guest cabin #2 from Mud Lick, TN.  1192 sq ft.
Imagine leaves on the trees and spring flowers everywhere . . . this center piece garden will sing this spring.
Spring fed lake provides water supply to these homes.
  • Area 3,106 sq ft
  • Bedrooms 6
  • Bathrooms 5

Description

Never again will you get the opportunity to own such an important piece of history. Sycamore Homestead is the home compound of master builder Braxton Dixon. The main home was originally constructed for Johnny Cash. Historians and purveyors of country music will go wild over this opportunity. Main house, 2 guest homes, barn, tea room and smoke house reconstructed from pre- civil war log structures relocated to this property. The slate floors were mined from the site. Huge and expansive timbers with original blacksmith created nails. Braxton Dixon was a master builder and stone mason known as the " builder for the stars" including Johnny and June Carter Cash, Roy Orbison, Donna Fargo, Don Pierce, president of Starday Records, Fred Foster, president of Monument Records, Marty Stuart and Connie Smith and countless others. Secluded on 5. 8 acres, this complex is awaiting a creative old soul who is ready to bring this property back to life. Dare to dream.

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Details

  • MLS#: 2604774
  • County: Sumner County, TN
  • Subd: 5.8 acres
  • Style: Log
  • Stories: 2.00
  • Full Baths: 5
  • Bedrooms: 6
  • Built: 1810 / APROX
  • Lot Size: 5.840 ac

Utilities

  • Water: Spring
  • Sewer: Septic Tank
  • Cooling: None
  • Heating: Wood

Public Schools

  • Elementary: Beech Elementary
  • Middle/Junior: T. W. Hunter Middle School
  • High: Beech Sr High School

Property Information

  • Constr: Log
  • Roof: Slate
  • Floors: Finished Wood, Slate
  • Garage: No
  • Basement: Crawl Space
  • Fence: Partial
  • Waterfront: No
  • View: Bluff
  • Living: 21x12
  • Dining: 19x15
  • Kitchen: 14x14
  • Bed 1: 21x16 / Walk- In Closet( s)
  • Bed 2: 15x15
  • Bed 3: 19x17
  • Bed 4: 20x14
  • Patio: Covered Patio, Patio, Porch, Screened Deck
  • Taxes: $2,914
  • Features: Barn(s), Carriage/Guest House, Storage

Appliances/Misc.

  • Fireplaces: 4
  • Drapes: Remain

Features

    Directions

    I65 to Long Hollow Pike Exit. Go left on New Hope Road (at light). Stay to the right when road splits at Tyree Springs Road. Take the first covered wooden bridge on right. Follow the driveway up (pass the pond on the right), to first gate on right.

    Location

    Listing Agency

    • Fridrich & Clark Realty
    • Agent: Steven Myers