Rainbow Ranch (Nashville, Tennessee)
Rainbow Ranch | |
 Rainbow Ranch (2021) | |
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| Location | 312 E Marthona Rd. Madison, Tennessee 37115 |
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| Coordinates | 36°15′38″N 86°43′41″W / 36.260556°N 86.728056°W |
| Built | 1951 |
| Website | hanksnowsranch |
| NRHP reference No. | 100003154 |
| Added to NRHP | November 27, 2018 |
Rainbow Ranch is a ranch home located in Madison, Tennessee. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Davidson County, Tennessee (NRHP) in 2018.
History[edit]
Canadian American musician Hank Snow lived in the Rainbow Ranch. He died on December 20, 1999 , at his the ranch in Madison, Tennessee.[1] Snow bought the home shortly after he experienced success with two songs, "I've Been Everywhere" and "I'm Movin' On." He named the home 'Rainbow Ranch' after his band, which was known as the "Rainbow Ranch Boys". In recent years the home has been restored by Snow's family.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places listings in Davidson County, Tennessee on November 27, 2018.[3]
Description[edit]
The home is 3,800 ft (1,200 m) and the walls are covered in knotty pine. Snow also built a "Rainbow Ranch barn" on the property for his horse Shawnee. The home also features a recording studio.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Hank Snow, movin country music hall". The Chicago Tribune. 1999-12-20. Archived from the original on 2012-10-01. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
- ^ a b Sawyer, Bobbie Jean (21 December 2019). "You Can Spend the Night at Hank Snow's Ranch". Wide Open Country. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "National Register Digital Assets - Rainbow Ranch". npgallery. National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |