Arthur Handly Marks was the son of Tennessee Governor Albert Smith Marks & Novella C. Davis. Gov. Marks was the 21st governor of the State of Tennessee. Gov. Marks and his wife lived on a plantation near Winchester, Tennessee, which the Governor had purchased around 1870. In 1889, Gov. Marks' son, Arthur Handly Marks(buried here), began building a massive house at his father’s plantation that became known as “Hundred Oaks Castle.” After Arthur’s death, Arthur’s son, John, continued its expansion.
Hundred Oaks was sold and was occupied by the Catholic Paulist Fathers throughout the first half of the 20th century. The Paulist Priests started a Catholic Church and school. After the church was destroyed by fire, the congregation relocated to nearby Decherd. The house was sold again and eventually placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 and documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey in the mid-1980s, and is currently maintained by the non-profit Kent Bramlett Foundation.
Hundred Oaks was sold and was occupied by the Catholic Paulist Fathers throughout the first half of the 20th century. The Paulist Priests started a Catholic Church and school. After the church was destroyed by fire, the congregation relocated to nearby Decherd. The house was sold again and eventually placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 and documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey in the mid-1980s, and is currently maintained by the non-profit Kent Bramlett Foundation.
Arthur Handly Marks was the son of Tennessee Governor Albert Smith Marks & Novella C. Davis. Gov. Marks was the 21st governor of the State of Tennessee. Gov. Marks and his wife lived on a plantation near Winchester, Tennessee, which the Governor had purchased around 1870. In 1889, Gov. Marks' son, Arthur Handly Marks(buried here), began building a massive house at his father’s plantation that became known as “Hundred Oaks Castle.” After Arthur’s death, Arthur’s son, John, continued its expansion.
Hundred Oaks was sold and was occupied by the Catholic Paulist Fathers throughout the first half of the 20th century. The Paulist Priests started a Catholic Church and school. After the church was destroyed by fire, the congregation relocated to nearby Decherd. The house was sold again and eventually placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 and documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey in the mid-1980s, and is currently maintained by the non-profit Kent Bramlett Foundation.
Hundred Oaks was sold and was occupied by the Catholic Paulist Fathers throughout the first half of the 20th century. The Paulist Priests started a Catholic Church and school. After the church was destroyed by fire, the congregation relocated to nearby Decherd. The house was sold again and eventually placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 and documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey in the mid-1980s, and is currently maintained by the non-profit Kent Bramlett Foundation.
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