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Residents urge Sumner County to act after will bequest; public commenter reads codicil
Summary
Public commenters urged quick action to preserve the Brown House; Cynthia McLeod read Mr. Brown's will and codicil that, according to her reading, bequeaths $500,000 to Sumner County to establish and maintain the William and Martha Brown Park with the house as its centerpiece.
Residents and descendants of families tied to the property urged the ad hoc committee to move quickly to preserve the Brown House and surrounding parkland.
Cynthia McLeod, identified as a neighbor at 102 Tioga Trail in Hendersonville, presented photos, described the house's 1790 origin and current deterioration and read language from what she identified as William Brown's will and codicil. In her reading the codicil bequeaths $500,000 to Sumner County to establish and maintain a public park at 212 Hunters Lane, with the historic home permanently maintained by the county as the…
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