Around 1927, "Judge Beauregard Daniel" chose a hill overlooking Hillsboro Pike as the site to build a stately house. The land encompassed five acres in an area just beginning to be developed. The house was to be a lofty white columned Greek revival house to be filled with his many treasures from his European trips.
The Woman's Club of Nashville, having outgrown the clubhouse purchased from the "Ridley Wills Family" at 217 Louise Avenue, were looking for a new location. A beautiful spacious colonial house became available, suitable for the Woman's Club of Nashville. The membership found this house to have a dignity and charm, accessible to all sections of the city, situated on a five acre plot on a beautiful grassy slope, facing Hillsboro Pike. The Greek revival house of Judge Daniel.
This 4 story house, which includes 14 rooms, 4 baths and a full basement, was to become the home of the Woman's Club of Nashville on November 14, 1957.
Continued growth in membership made expansion necessary. Plans were drawn and on December 5, 1977, a contract was signed between the Woman's Club of Nashville and David F. Lane, Contractor to add an auditorium to the present building.
Membership chose to name the Auditorium "Lera Herbert Haley Auditorium" to be known as Haley Hall in honor of the first president.
The membership feels a deep sense of gratitude to Judge Daniel for his love of quality and his enthusiasm for stately homes. We are confident that Judge Daniel would approve of our commitment to maintain the house in the manner originally intended.
The Long Range Renovation and House Committee shall be responsible for maintaining the Historical Correctness of the Woman's Club of Nashville. Preservation and restoration of the building shall conform to the characteristics and architectural structure of the period.
The Woman's Club of Nashville's clubhouse has been listed in the National Register of Historic Sites and the Tennessee Register of Historic Sites, as a result of action taken on May 26, 2010, by the State Review Board of the Tennessee Historical Commission.
Bettejean Rowe
Historian of the House
1927-2010