"Begun laying the foundation for the new house on Friday Aug 30 '95" From Fannie Moran's Little Red Notebook. Please note that the '95 refers to 1895 and that the "new house" isn't so new anymore but it is still standing and would always be known as "Moran Place".
Moran Place is located in Dresden,TN. Built by John Williamson Moran for his wife Sophia Riley Gunn. The house used a modified design of George Barber's Cottage no. 36 from his Cottage Souvenir Book No. 2. Construction began in 1895 but was put on hold when Sophia Moran became ill. She died Oct. 7 1895. A few months after her death construction resumed. This blog is about the history of the Moran family & their life at Moran Place. Money is fleeting, History is forever.

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