Welcome to The Friends of Two Rivers! Our mission is to protect, preserve, restore, and promote the use of Two Rivers Mansion and Stone Hall.
The mission of Friends of Two Rivers is to restore, preserve, and protect Two Rivers Mansion, the 1802 House, and Stone Hall, while promoting their use as historic and cultural treasures that enrich, educate, and connect the community. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Two Rivers Mansion site lies nestled between the Stones and Cumberland Rivers. This beautiful 1859 antebellum ma
06/07/2026
Big congratulations to Roy Finch on our Education and Tour team for earning his Doctorate degree. Sign up for a historic guided tour this week from Dr. Finch! Head over to www.friendsoftworivers.com to view our tour schedule and purchase tickets.
As an added attraction to tonight’s concert, local artist Robert MacDonald recently unveiled a new painting to celebrate our Friends group titled “Sunset Serenity” and features the confluence of the “two rivers” - the Cumberland and the Stones. It will be on display tonight in the 1802 House where you can bid to own this beautiful new work and help out non-profit organization’s efforts.
06/06/2026
🎶✨ TONIGHT at Two Rivers Mansion! ✨🎶
Pack your lawn chairs, gather your friends, and join us for a magical evening under the stars with the Nashville Symphony!
🎻 FREE CONCERT
🕢 Music begins at 7:30 PM
🚪 Gates open at 6:00 PM
Come hungry! Our featured vendors tonight include:
🍟 Mad Potatoes
🌴 Island Jerk Flava Catering
🥤 Drink Dispatch
🍿 Poppin’ In The City
Plus, enjoy a special preview of Dolly Parton’s Threads: My Songs in Symphony before it premieres this summer!
📍 Two Rivers Mansion
🎵 Great music, delicious food, and a beautiful summer evening await.
06/06/2026
Our Music at the Mansion series continues Saturday, June 6 with Music at the Mansion featuring Nashville Symphony! This show is free! As part of the show, enjoy a special preview of Dolly Parton’s Threads: My Songs in Symphony, the Nashville Symphony’s exclusive summer celebration of Dolly’s music, life, and legacy! Mansion grounds open at 6 and show begins about 7:30pm. Thanks to our Presenting Sponsor Nashville International Airport!
If you missed us at Phil the House with Art & Friends - Free Community Open House & Art Exhibit featuring Robert MacDonald Gallery, we will be having a live auction on Wednesday, June 10 at 7pm for Robert’s “Sunset Serenity” he did exclusively for Friends of Two Rivers.
06/04/2026
We have a special added element of our inaugural Movies at the Mansion featuring "David" tomorrow, Friday, June 5! Kids Markets will be on site and the youth vendors will interact with guests, practice sales skills, and build confidence through hands-on entrepreneurship! More info below.
https://kidsmarkets.com/markets/nashville-3
06/03/2026
Our inaugural Movies at the Mansion event is here! Join us this Friday, June 5 for Movies at the Mansion featuring "David"! Bring a chair or blanket and enjoy an evening of food trucks, yard games, popcorn, and the new animated epic biblical musical adventure coming of age comedy drama film featuring the character of David! Coolers are allowed. The Mansion grounds will be open at 5:30pm. Movie will begin as it gets darker. Tickets are $10 (or $30 max per vehicle) or $5 for Friends Members (or $20 max per vehicle). Get tickets at www.friendsoftworivers.com
Thank you to Two Rivers Ford as our Presenting Sponsor! The first 100 guests will receive a complimentary popcorn!
05/31/2026
Our 2026 historic tour season is here and goes through the end of October! We have worked hard to bring you an enhanced experience with interpretive reader boards and panels in the mansion and 1802 House, as well as added a special Monday at noon two-part tour that also includes a visit to Mt Olivet where the McGavock’s and many others were laid to rest. Check our website for details and ticket links!
www.friendsoftworivers.com
05/29/2026
The McGavocks are back!
Today, Two Rivers Mansion welcomed a very special group of guests for a tour — the McGavock family from Wisconsin. These long-lost cousins share a common ancestor with the Nashville McGavocks, though their branch immigrated from Ireland nearly 100 years after James McGavock’s heirs settled in Middle Tennessee.
What a meaningful way to celebrate a family reunion in Nashville and reconnect with a shared heritage!
05/22/2026
Two Rivers Mansion has been the host for many beautiful weddings over the years, and we love sharing the history of this historic home and the people who lived there with each couple who chooses to begin their married life with us.
Since this Saturday, May 23rd marks David H. and Willie’s wedding anniversary (176 years!), we thought we would share the following commentary from a contemporary:
“. . . [Willie Harding] was married while I was boarding there. She graduated at the academy here. While she was at school her cousin, David McGavock, fell in love with her. After she graduated she went to Memphis to stay with her mother, who had married Mr. Owen, and wrote and asked me to buy her trousseau, which was very beautiful. Her wedding dress was lace over beautiful glase silk, with two ruffles of lace one-half yard around the skirt, and a bertha and veil of the same kind of lace. She had her portrait painted in her wedding dress. “
That same portrait still resides at Two Rivers Mansion, hanging in the Ladies’ Parlor.
We would love to thank La Donna Riddle Weber, the Librarian of the Laskey Library at the Scarritt Bennett Center for her help in acquiring valuable research materials about the life of our “Miss Willie”! These materials, including a rare book, “Mrs. D. H. M’Gavock : life-sketch and thoughts” by Mrs. F. A. Butler, published in 1898, will enable us to more accurately and completely share the story of this first lady of Two Rivers!
Stay tuned for more!