Hank Snow's Rainbow Ranch (former)

Grand Ole Opry star Hank Snow's ranch house in Madison, his home from 1950 until his death in 1999. Great-nephew Cal Blakney bought it in 2015, restored it, and rents it by the night.

Snow named the place after his band, the Rainbow Ranch Boys. His block barn housed his retired show horse Shawnee, buried nearby in 1961, and appears on his album covers from 1953 on.

The National Register of Historic Places listed the house on November 27, 2018, for its home recording studio, active from about 1953 to 1979. The nomination calls it possibly the first in Nashville.

Snow managed Elvis Presley's early bookings and introduced him to Colonel Tom Parker. Elvis visited as a friend of Snow's son Jimmie, and the family says he played gospel on the living-room piano.

The record begins with the warranty deed of July 10, 1950, Davidson County deed book 1855, page 229, for a half-built house on 3 acres. The 2018 National Register nomination cites it.

The house, the “Still Movin' On” train gate, and a 2023 Metro historical marker are visible from the road. The interior and barn are for overnight guests, office and studio tour included.