Palmer House (National Register): 434 East Main Street

C.S. Gen. Joseph Palmer built this National Register-listed house ca. 1870 during Reconstruction. A former state representative and mayor of Murfreesboro, Palmer organized an infantry company and was eventually promoted to brigadier-general during the Civil War. After the war, General Palmer built this home in the Italianate style, the elements of which can be seen in the paired, arched windows, wide waves with decorative brackets, and metal grill work on the front porch.