LOTZ HOUSE MUSEUM

FRANKLIN, TN

Nashville, Tennessee Tennessee is a landlocked state in the U.S. South.

Its capital, centrally located Nashville, is the heart of the country-music scene, with the long-running Grand Ole Opry, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum and a legendary stretch of honky-tonks and dance halls. — Nashville, Tennessee Credit: xiquinhosilva

The Lotz House Museum in Franklin, Tennessee is a National Historic Landmark that offers a unique look into the history of the Civil War. Located at 1111 Columbia Avenue, the museum is a two-story house that was built in 1858 for the family of Johann Albert Lotz. During the Battle of Franklin in 1864, the house was used as a field hospital for the Confederate wounded and later served as a headquarters for Union General Jacob Cox.

The museum offers a variety of exhibits that illustrate the Lotz family’s story and the events of the Civil War. Visitors can view artifacts from the battle, such as bullets and uniforms, as well as personal items from the Lotz family. The museum also includes a restored kitchen, a parlor, and a bedroom.

In addition to the permanent exhibits, the museum hosts special events throughout the year, including reenactments and lectures. The museum also offers educational programs for students, including a two-hour guided tour and a one-hour self-guided tour.

The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10am to 4pm, and on Sunday from 1pm to 4pm. Admission is free, though donations are encouraged. The museum is a great destination for those interested in learning more about the history of the Civil War and the Lotz family.

LOTZ HOUSE MUSEUM is a History Museum in FRANKLIN TN. US MID #8404700188

The museum is classed as HST (History Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Southeastern (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia). Total revenue from most recent IRS 990 Form: $ 128,455 from tax period 201212 (YYYYMM).

Frankie Pierce Mural - Nashville, TN This mural to local activist Frankie Pierce is in Nashville's new park near downtown which is also named after her. This is painted on the side of a retaining wall for where CSX tracks have a bridge over Nelson Merry St.

The mural includes this quote:
&quot;We are optimistic because we have faith in the best of the country, of Nashville&quot; - Frankie Pierce (May 1920)

Here is the description of Frankie Pierce from a nearby marker:
Juno Frankie (Seay) Pierce was born in Nashville near the end or just after the Civil War. Pierce was educated at the Joseph G. McKee Freedman School, the first free African American school in Nashville, and at Roger Williams College, one of four freedman's colleges in the city. She was a member of the nearby First Baptist Colored Church, now First Baptist Church, Capitol Hill.

Frankie Pierce worked throughout her life for equality and human dignity, leading the creation of black branches of the YWCA and the Red Cross, and championing the Tennessee Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, the Negro Voters League and other civic groups.

On May 18, 1920, Pierce was the only African American to address the state woman's suffrage convention. She presented a poignant defense of racial and gender equality, drawing on the common bonds formed by women's service organizations during World War One. On August 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment was ratified, giving American women the right to vote. African American women and other women of color were still often excluded from having full voting rights and were not fully enfranchised until the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Later, Pierce and the League of Women Voters successfully secured state funds to open the Tennessee Vocational School for Colored Girls in North Nashville, where she served as superintendent until 1939.

Pierce remained an impactful activist and advocate until her death in 1954.

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Model Lindsay Timberlake on the catwalk for fashion designer Nina Dewara-Tanawanich (2007) Model Lindsay Timberlake walks the Nina Dewara-Tanawanich fashion show - Nashville, Tennessee (2007)

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Contact LOTZ HOUSE MUSEUM

website: http://www.lotzhouse.com

LOTZ HOUSE FOUNDATION
1111 COLUMBIA AVE
FRANKLIN
TN
37064-3616

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LOTZ HOUSE MUSEUM Information

MID #	8404700188
Name	LOTZ HOUSE FOUNDATION
Alternate Name	LOTZ HOUSE MUSEUM
Classification	History Museums, , Southeastern
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)	263201844
NTEECC	A54
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM)	201212
INCOME	150,486
REVENUE	128,455
LAT/LONG	35.917321, -86.87314
CODES	FIPS State Code: 47 FIPS County Code: 187 US Census Tract: 050800 US Census Block: 3028