title: Hamilton-Brown House
text: # Hamilton-Brown House
  
  The Hamilton-Brown House, in Franklin, Tennessee, also known as the Elijah Hamilton House or as Cottonwood, is a historic two-story brick house that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
  
  It was built between 1792 and c.1800, making it one of the very oldest houses in Williamson County. It originally had a hall-and-parlor plan. A brick one-story east wing was extended in c. 1850 and c. 1940. A one-story brick and log north wing was extended from the east wing in c.1960 and c.1997.
  
  When listed the property included four contributing buildings and two contributing sites on an area of 5 acres (2.0 ha).
  
  The property is denoted as Williamson County historic resource WM-56.
  
  