As the site of the preeminent nineteenth-century stud farm for the American Thoroughbred industry, Belle Meade’s equestrian heritage is central to the neighborhood’s legacy and its identity today.
As the site of the preeminent nineteenth-century stud farm for the American Thoroughbred industry, Belle Meade’s equestrian heritage is central to the neighborhood’s legacy and its identity today.
“The best specimen of the Thoroughbred horse we found at General Harding’s Belle Meade, in the State of Tennessee. Indeed, we saw a crop of Thoroughbred yearlings there that surpassed anything we have ever seen in England or France.”
“The best specimen of the Thoroughbred horse we found at General Harding’s Belle Meade, in the State of Tennessee. Indeed, we saw a crop of Thoroughbred yearlings there that surpassed anything we have ever seen in England or France.”
An excerpt from the French Government’s six-hundred-page 1881 report on leading breeding establishments.
In the 1930s, Nashville was internationally recognized as "Iris City,” largely through the efforts of a group of notable Nashvillians cultivating award-winning irises in Belle Meade.
In the 1930s, Nashville was internationally recognized as "Iris City,” largely through the efforts of a group of notable Nashvillians cultivating award-winning irises in Belle Meade.
“The gardens of Iris City are aflame as Nashville this week pauses to pay homage to the riotous bloom of the flower for which it is known to the world.”
“The gardens of Iris City are aflame as Nashville this week pauses to pay homage to the riotous bloom of the flower for which it is known to the world.”
Nashville Banner, May 6, 1934
