Bill Frist builds Nashville home that closely resembles the White House

[Human Torch]

Looking Presidential at Home in Nashville, Whether He Runs or Not



The Georgian Revival-style house in the Whitland neighborhood, nearby residents agree, has taken on a distinct White House look.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/04/washington/04mansion.html?hp&ex=1162702800&en=10da351b507ba245&ei=5094&partner=homepage

NASHVILLE, Nov. 3 — In the wealthy Whitland neighborhood here, political signs dot the manicured lawns, but neighbors typically maintain a polite distance, keeping their affairs private behind towering magnolia trees, hedgerows and stone walls.

Still, residents and passing motorists cannot help but peer behind the high green fence that screens renovations under way at 703 Bowling Avenue.

It is not just the sheer size of the project, which has turned the Georgian Revival house into one of the neighborhood’s largest. Nor is it simply the fact that it is the home of the retiring majority leader of the United States Senate, Bill Frist. After all, Senator Lamar Alexander and former Vice President Al Gore both live nearby.

What has neighbors talking is the fact that the family home of Senator Frist, who is often talked about as a potential 2008 Republican presidential candidate, has taken on a resemblance to the dwelling at another high-profile address: 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington.

The similarity is so striking that George S. Buchanan, 63, a Republican-leaning neighbor whose home is separated from Mr. Frist’s 4.3-acre property by a street, said, “I live right next door to the White House.”

[dchill]

1. "...closely resembles the White House."

And that's as close as he'll get.

[Bryan]

2. That's as close as he's ever going to get

It's almost kind of cute, like a child playing dress-up. I wonder if he makes his help refer to him as "Mr. President"?

[chaumont58]

7. great minds think alike, even the same phrasing

I've always been a day late and a dollar short.

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. Looks more like the courthouse where he should be tried for his crimes

[tularetom]

4. Does he have a kitty killin room in there?

And who the fuck is talking about him as "a potential 2008 Republican presidential candidate"? I hope they nominate him. Even Hillary could beat him.

[AlamoDemoc]

6. hahahahaaa....that's funny!

"I hope they nominate him. Even Hillary could beat him." :rofl:

[Clark2008]

5. I don't think Gore still lives nearby, though.

He moved to California. Not sure what they're doing with that house, though. They may still own it.

[itsrobert]

8. The Parthenon is also in Nashville

[DemoTex]

9. "To possess taste, one must have some soul. "

To possess taste, one must have some soul.
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