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Belmont Mansion is the largest house built in Nashville, Tennessee, prior to the Civil War.
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Constructed between 1850 and 1860 by the Acklen family, the mansion is one of the few homes from this period still standing in the city today. Belmont Mansion was constructed in the Italian Villa style between the years 1849 and 1853 as the summer home of Joseph & Adelicia Acklen and their family. It also served as temporary headquarters of the Union army and an all-girls college and seminary. The entire Belmont estate was built, furnished, and landscaped by the Acklens and included extensive gardens, an art gallery, a bowling alley, and a zoo. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1971, Belmont Mansion currently operates as a house museum, maintained by the Belmont Mansion Association through admissions, venue rentals, event fundraisers and individual and company donations.

11/01/2026

Ask not for whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee. - John Donne

While at Downtown Presbyterian Church, Mansion staff got to ring the 2-ton bell Adelicia Acklen donated to the church in 1867.

10/31/2026

Field trip time! One of the ways we train our amazing interpreters is by touring sites connected to Belmont Mansion. This week staff visited the Downtown Presbyterian Church (originally First Presbyterian Church). William Strickland designed the Egyptian revival style building, completed in 1848. The Congregation added the interior Egyptian designs in the 1880s.

Staff are sitting in the pew used by Adelicia Acklen. The historic image of the church is from the Tennessee State Library and Archives.

10/29/2026

It's National Cat Day. Here's to all our favorite cats and the things they put up with from their humans! 😸

Belmont Mansion's sitting lion statues were installed between 1850 and 1860 to serve as "guards". They were originally painted to look lifelike. The two historic images are from early Belmont College and Ward-Belmont annuals.

10/23/2026

The Acklen family's "ten pin alley" and "bowling saloon" sat to the east of Belmont Mansion. When Belmont College for Young Women opened, the bowling alley became a part of the student gymnasium. It survived into the 1950s when it fell into disrepair. Belmont University's Patton Hall stands in about the same location today.

10/14/2026

It's fall ya'll! But please don't tell that to the roses blooming in Belmont's rose garden.

10/09/2026

Monsters & Mystery at Belmont Mansion is THIS Saturday!

Our storytellers are ready ... do you have your tickets? They are going fast!

This experiential story-telling event will pull you into classic horror and mystery - Victorian Style. As you move through the Mansion each room transforms into a theatrical space for the stories of Frankenstein, Dracula, The Bell Witch, and Sherlock Holmes.

Enter Nashville's finest Victorian mansion and partake of the horror stories popular in the 19th century. These tales of monsters and mystery have formed the foundation of American horror for generations. It’s a night which will leave you looking over your shoulder and send a tingle down your spine.

W**e and literary horror-themed sweet treats from Literary Flour will be available. Tickets are $69.50.

Tickets, and more event clues, await you on our website.

10/08/2026

Hear Frankenstein's Story ~ Monsters & Mystery at Belmont Mansion ~ THIS Saturday

"If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear!" ~ Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
The Monster may be waiting behind one of the Mansion doors ... are you brave enough to see if it inspires love or fear?

Join us for Monsters & Mystery in the Mansion on Saturday, October 10, at 7 pm for an experiential story-telling event that pulls you into classic horror and mystery - Victorian Style. As you move through the Mansion each room transforms into a theatrical space for the stories of Frankenstein, Dracula, The Bell Witch, and Sherlock Holmes.

Enter Nashville's finest Victorian mansion and partake of the horror stories popular in the 19th century. These tales of monsters and mystery have formed the foundation of American horror for generations. It’s a night which will leave you looking over your shoulder and send a tingle down your spine.

W**e and literary horror-themed sweet treats from Literary Flour will be available. Tickets are $69.50.

Tickets, and more event clues, await you on our website!

10/06/2026

“I fear; I think strange things, which I dare not confess to my own soul.” Bram Stoker’s Dracula

Monsters & Mystery Creeps Even Closer … !

Join us on Saturday, October 10, at 7 pm for an experiential story-telling event that pulls you into classic horror and mystery - Victorian Style. As you move through the Mansion each room transforms into a theatrical space for the stories of Frankenstein, Dracula, The Bell Witch, and Sherlock Holmes.

Enter Nashville's finest Victorian mansion and partake of the horror stories popular in the 19th century. These tales of monsters and mystery have formed the foundation of American horror for generations. It’s a night which will leave you looking over your shoulder and send a tingle down your spine.

Your ticket includes w**e and literary horror-themed sweet treats from .

Tickets, and more event clues, await you on our website!

10/02/2026

Monsters & Mystery at Belmont Mansion on October 10th is creeping closer !
“If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear!” Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

The Monster may be waiting behind one of the Mansion doors. . . are you brave enough to see if it inspires love or fear?

Join us for Monsters & Mystery in the Mansion on Saturday, October 10, at 7 pm for an experiential story-telling event that pulls you into classic horror and mystery - Victorian Style. As you move through the Mansion each room transforms into a theatrical space for the stories of Frankenstein, Dracula, The Bell Witch, and Sherlock Holmes.

Enter Nashville's finest Victorian mansion and partake of the horror stories popular in the 19th century. These tales of monsters and mystery have formed the foundation of American horror for generations. It’s a night which will leave you looking over your shoulder and send a tingle down your spine.

W**e and literary horror-themed sweet treats from Literary Flour will be available. Tickets are $69.50.

Tickets, and more event clues, await you on our website!

09/29/2026

Happy National Coffee Day! 🎉 Check out this vintage coffee can from our collection. We believe this was a custom blend made by Nashville’s Phillips-Trawick Co. (1907-1991) specifically for Belmont College. ☕ What did it taste like? Who knows.

We can, however, recommend our own custom coffee called Acklen Roast, made for us by Bongo Java. Stop by in person or visit our website (link in comments) to get yours today!

Address

Belmont Boulevard & Acklen Avenue
Nashville, TN
37212

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 3:30pm
Tuesday	10am - 3:30pm
Wednesday	10am - 3:30pm
Thursday	10am - 3:30pm
Friday	10am - 3:30am
Saturday	10am - 3:30pm
Sunday	10am - 3:30pm

Telephone

+16154605459

Website

http://www.belmontmansion.com/

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