The Cash Home

The house Johnny Cash loved was someone else's family home. Nashville builder Braxton Dixon put up the three-story house in 1967 for his own family, and he was reluctant to sell, but Cash kept after him until he did. One admirer compared Dixon to Frank Lloyd Wright. Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees bought the property in January 2006, planning to restore the house on Old Hickory Lake and write songs there. A fire destroyed it in April 2007, before Gibb and his family had moved in.

What the plaque says

The Cash Home Referred to as "nature's house," builder Braxton Dixon designed the Cash Home. Rugged beauty existed with open rafters, barn boards and a wall of native limestone. The 14,000 square foot home overlooked Old Hickory Lake with panoramic views and gardens that stretched across the property. Here Johnny and June Carter Cash entertained family, friends, and neighbors for 35 years. The Cash Home also served as a retreat for fellow musicians to gather and compose music with one another until the 2003 deaths of Johnny and June Carter Cash.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Andrew Jackson's Hermitage — 7.9 mi
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• Wynnewood State Historic Site — 14 mi
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• Ryman Auditorium — 17 mi
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• Tennessee State Capitol — 17 mi
  William Strickland's Greek Revival capitol on Nashville's Capitol Hill, finished in 1859 and built from the bottom up with the labor of enslaved men.

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