Sad news for this area of Sumner County. Yesterday afternoon Johnny Cash's lakeside home burnt to the ground. It looks like only the stone fire place is left standing.
We always drive first time visitors past this historical landmark in neighbouring Hendersonville. It was a 14 ooo square foot, clap sided home that sits right beside Hickory Hollow Lake. Johnny Cash lived there for over 30 years.
Barry Gibb of the pop group The BG's bought the house a year ago and was having it restored to use as his summer home and recording studio. Locals feel Barry Gibb will not have the house rebuilt. It would be a beautiful property for someone to purchase and build on. The old fashioned stone and timber fence and gate house were not damaged by the fire, so the property will always be marked for history.
Many of you took pictures of the estate which we could just barely see through the trees. I was told it had an enormous rose flower stained glass window over the front door, I guess that too would have been ruined. Some scenes from the movie "Walk the Line" were filmed right on the property and in the home.
Grandma
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