Franklin TN Real Estate

Downtown Franklin

Franklin in Tennessee is one of the Cities that probably existed all over the United States in the late 1800's. Well constructed homes using skilled craftsmen that had their knowledge passed down form their European forebears. This lead to some very intersting architecture that became a blend of European and new American design.

Franklin is lucky enough to have retain a large portion of this archtitectural heritage and in recent years some of the residents of Franklin have had enough vision and foresight to try and preserve this historic homes and buildings instead of following the trends set in the rest of America to just tear down and rebuild.

Historic Franklins Preservation

Since the 1970's that grass roots support for preserving Franklin TN has grown to a world wide appreciation for one of the best examples of main street US that is now the blue print for developers such as the Southern Land Company\ies project at Westhaven.

The main street in down town historic Franklin is home to upscale antique stores and restuarants as well as national and internationally recognised brands such as Ben and Jerry's and Starbucks,

The historic homes that surrond the downtown area are now becoming some of the best investments the owners could have ever made. The resurgence in interst for homes with history and character had increased the demand for these one of a kind homes. Buyers from around the country are willing to pay for the convenience of the fantastic location where they can stroll down the main street.