One-of-a-Kind Originals

The Franklin Collection

Every piece here is an original — hand-carved from Styrofoam, hand-painted, and built only once. This is downtown Franklin, Tennessee, landmark by landmark, exactly as it stands today.

Piece No. 1

The Franklin Theatre

The marquee that anchors downtown Franklin, recreated down to the hand-lettered movie titles. Every brick, window, and bulb was placed and painted by hand.

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Piece No. 2

Gray's on Main

A Main Street favorite, captured storefront by storefront. This piece is where the brick-by-brick painting technique really started to take shape.

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Hand-painted miniature of Gray's on Main held up in front of the real building in downtown Franklin, TN

Gray's on Main miniature, right-front view, with the hand-painted Rx neon sign

Close-up of the Gray's on Main miniature's windows, brickwork, and Rx sign

Close-up of the hand-painted storefront and brick detail on the Gray's on Main miniature

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Growing Every Season

More landmarks, underway on the workbench

At roughly 50 hours a piece, the Town Collection grows slowly and deliberately. Here's what's in progress.

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Landmark No. 3

On the workbench now — check back or follow along on Facebook for progress shots.

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Landmark No. 4

On the workbench now — check back or follow along on Facebook for progress shots.

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Landmark No. 5

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Commissions

Want an original of your own?

The Town Collection is Franklin's landmarks. A commission is yours — your home, your storefront, your favorite place, built the very same way.

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