Just ten miles south of Nashville in Brentwood, Tennessee, Willow Lake Plantation offered a rare look at Dolly Parton’s real world. For all her bright and beautiful stage presence, Dolly's long-time home with her late husband, Carl Dean, was surprisingly grounded – a retreat that felt far removed from the spectacle of her public life.
Bought in 1999 for $400,000, the 63-acre property is an unpretentious Southern country home, with the privacy to support a grounded life. In light of the news of her passing, we look back at the Tennessee home where this extraordinary woman spent more than five decades.
