The Lotz House offers a powerful story of the Civil War-era Lotz family. The house, built by master woodworker Johann Albert Lotz, still bears cannonball damage and bloodstains from the brutal 1864 Battle of Franklin. It provides fascinating and super interesting guided tours that focus on the people and their incredible resilience. The tour guides give a lot of history in an informative, interesting, and engaging way, bringing it to life with emotion, humor, and a wealth of knowledge. The experience is absolutely worth visiting and highly recommended. Visitors can explore fine antiques and rooms where history was made at this compelling historic site.
The house is well kept and the history is amazing. Chuck was our guide and he was very knowledgeable and personable. Kelly ia one of the other guides and she’s sweet and knowledgeable, too. We loved visiting. We highly recommend it. Franklin has many other historic sites to see as well so you can make a whole day of... read full comment
January 2026
Super interesting tour and story, its more about the people than the specific items in the house - big shoutout to Tony for his tour and all the information.
December 2025
I loved my trip to the lotz house and my tour guide Chuck was a very lively and very nice man and would would to have him for my tours again.
