A house was built in 1854 on Wm. Carter's land, and its 493 acres were subdivided in 1872. In 1918, Fritz Hussy and Mamie Cloyes owned and named 20 acres Oaklawn Garden. Harry and Becky Cloyes established a botanical garden and museum of historic items, including Germantown's 1942 fire truck and the first jail, a Southern Railway 1889 boxcar, and a Norfolk and Western 1944 caboose.