Carter House, Tennessee, United States
4.5 (1.355 reviews) Thursday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 2-3 hours Ranking #3 in Franklin Speciality Museums • Historic Sites • Battlefields
Story telling made the tour
The Carter House was built around 1830 by Fountain Branch Carter. By the time of the Civil War it was a large agricultural operation. In the years leading up to the Civil War nearly thirty enslaved people lived and worked on the farm. The Carter home and property was consumed by the Battle of Franklin on November 30, 1864. The house served as headquarters for the United States Army during the battle. One of the Carter sons was mortally wounded during the terrible fighting and died in the house two days later. Sixty minute Classic house tours are offered as well as Battlefield, Slavery, and Extended tours.
Address
1140 Columbia Ave, Franklin, TN 37064-3617
Mobile
Website
http://www.boft.org
Working hours
Monday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday : 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Thursday, May 09, 2024, 18:14
User Ratings
4.5 based on (1.355 reviews)
Reviews
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5Acescott 5:00 PM Mar 24, 2022
Riveting, educational and emotional experience.
The story of the Carter House is extremely important and compelling. To have original buildings exhibiting scars of war after over 150 years helps to picture the closeness and horror of the battle. Having a tour guide with the knowledge, strong voice and an ability to convey the emotional gravity of what took place is extremely important, and our guide- Bill Clark I believe was his name, did a perfect job.
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5Greg F 5:00 PM Nov 1, 2020
Outstanding experience at the Carter House Tour
I have traveled to many significant Civil War sites and battlefields often taking tours with professional tour guides, writers of books, and Park Rangers. The tour that Kristi gave my group would rank very close to the best I have ever had. She started the tour by giving a short but great overview of what set up this battle and how and where the troops for both sides were positioned. Throughout the tour, she brought to light the probable emotions of those involve as well as their actions. Her information on the Carter Family brought a human element to the battle that made me wish the story she told was made into a movie. I’m sure the other tour guides do a very good job at this site, but my recommendation to family and friends after my tour was for them to call in advance of visiting the Franklin Battlefield and find out what time Kristi is giving tours the day they plan to visit.
