Acme Farm Supply BuildingAcme Farm Supply Building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Adolphus Heiman 1809 - 1862 Adolphus Heiman
1809 - 1862
Born Potsdam, Prussia. Came to Nashville 1838. Lived in home on this ... [click for more]
AirdrieAirdrie is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Albert GleavesBorn here Jan. 1, 1858, a graduate of the Naval Academy in 1879, he commanded the USS Cushing in the War with Spain. In1917 took command of the Cruise... [click for more]
Albertine Maxwell Regarded as the symbol of dance in her adopted hometown of Nashville, Ellen Albertine Chaiser Maxwell (1902-96) operated the Albertine School of the ... [click for more]
Alpha Kappa Mu Honor SocietyFounded at Tennessee A&I State College, November 26, 1937, to give more recognition to talented Negro scholars. The first meeting was called by Dr. Ge... [click for more]
Anna Russell Cole AuditoriumAnna Russell Cole Auditorium is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Anne Dallas Dudley Anne Dallas Dudley
1876-1955
Anne Dudley played a significant role in the ratification of the Nin... [click for more]
Arna Wendell Bontemps 1902 - 1973 Arna Wendell Bontemps
1902 - 1973
At this site lived Arna W. Bontemps, one of the most prolific c... [click for more]
BMI - Broadcast Music, Inc. BMI
Broadcast Music, Inc.
BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.), an organization that collects performance ... [click for more]
Battle of Nashville (December 16, 1864) ’Confederate Final Stand’After the withdrawal from the main Confederate line at Peach Orchard Hill, Lt. Gen. Stephen D. Lee formed a battle line across Franklin Pike 400 yards... [click for more]
Battle of Nashville - (December 16, 1864) - Assault on the Barricade Battle of Nashville
(December 16, 1864)
Dec. 15, 1864
During the retreat from Nashville, Colo... [click for more]
Battle of Nashville - Cavalry Action - Dec. 15, 1864 Battle of Nashville
Cavalry Action
Dec. 15, 1864
Forming the outer arc of the Federal main a... [click for more]
Battle of Nashville - Cavalry Action - Dec. 15, 1864 Battle of Nashville
Cavalry Action
Dec. 15, 1864
The right of the main Federal defense line ... [click for more]
Battle of Nashville - Cheatham’s Line - Dec. 15, 1864 Battle of Nashville
Cheatham's Line
Dec. 15, 1864
Holding a line running N.E. and S.W. a... [click for more]
Battle of Nashville - Confederate Defenses - Dec. 15, 1864 Battle of Nashville
Confederate Defenses
Dec. 15, 1864
After being outflanked by the advance... [click for more]
Battle of Nashville - Confederate Defenses - Dec. 15, 1864 Battle of Nashville
Confederate Defenses
Dec. 15, 1864
Stewart's Corps, Army of Tennessee, h... [click for more]
Battle of Nashville - Confederate Defenses - Dec. 16, 1864 Battle of Nashville
Confederate Defenses - Dec. 16, 1864
Lee's Corps held the right flank of... [click for more]
Battle of Nashville - Confederate Outpost - Dec. 15, 1864 Battle of Nashville
Confederate Outpost
Dec. 15, 1864
100 yards west was Redoubt No.3 in th... [click for more]
Battle of Nashville - Confederate Position - Dec. 16, 1864 Battle of Nashville
Confederate Position
Dec. 16, 1864
Stewart's Corps, badly mauled durin... [click for more]
Battle of Nashville - Defense by Ector’s Brigade - Dec. 15, 1864 Battle of Nashville
Defense by Ector's Brigade
Dec. 15, 1864
In position from here northwar... [click for more]
Battle of Nashville - Federal Defenses Battle of Nashville
Federal Defenses
The hill to the west was a strong point in the system o... [click for more]
Battle of Nashville - Federal Defensive Line - Dec. 15, 1864 Battle of Nashville
Federal Defensive Line
Dec. 15, 1864
The Federal defensive line ran N... [click for more]
Battle of Nashville - Federal Main LineOn Dec., 16, 1864, the Federal 16th Corps under Gen. A.J. Smith joined the 23rd Corps under John M. Schofield at this point. From this line at about ... [click for more]
Battle of Nashville - IV Corps Drop-Off Line - Dec. 15, 1864 Battle of Nashville
IV Corps Drop-Off Line
Dec. 15, 1864
Using the defensive salient 500 yar... [click for more]
Battle of Nashville - Lee’s Position - Dec. 15, 1864 Battle of Nashville
Lee's Position
Dec. 15, 1864
Here, Stephen D. Lee's Corps, Army of T... [click for more]
Battle of Nashville - Lumsden’s Defense - Dec. 15, 1864 Battle of Nashville
Lumsden's Defense
Dec. 15, 1864
0.3 mile west was Redoubt No.4 in Hood's... [click for more]
Battle of Nashville - Outer Federal Defenses - Dec. 2, 1864 Battle of Nashville
Federal Defenses
Dec. 2-15, 1864
Near here, the interior defensive li... [click for more]
Battle of Nashville - Outer Federal Defenses - Dec. 2, 1864 Battle of Nashville
Outer Federal Defenses
Dec. 2, 1864
Near here, the interior defensi... [click for more]
Battle of Nashville - Peach Orchard Hill Battle of Nashville
Peach Orchard Hill
On Dec. 16, 1864, Gen. S.D. Lee's Corps, Army of Tennessee,... [click for more]
Battle of Nashville - Redoubt No. 1 - Dec. 15, 1864 Battle of Nashville
Redoubt No. 1
Dec. 15, 1864
Stewart's Confederate Corps held this sali... [click for more]
Battle of Nashville - Schofield’s Assault - Dec. 16, 1864 Battle of Nashville
Schofield's Assault
Dec. 16, 1864
The Federal XXIII Corps attacked sout... [click for more]
Battle of Nashville - Schofield’s Jump’s Off-Line - Dec. 15, 1864 Battle of Nashville
Schofield's Jump's Off-Line
Dec. 15, 1864
The Federal defensive line ran... [click for more]
Battle of Nashville - Shy’s Hill Battle of Nashville
Shy's Hill
On this hill was fought the decisive encounter of the Battle of Nas... [click for more]
Battle of Nashville - Smith’s Assault - Dec. 16, 1864 Battle of Nashville
Smith's Assault
Dec. 16, 1864
The Federal XVI Corps attacked southward... [click for more]
Battle of Nashville - Steedman’s Line of Departure - Dec. 15, 1864 Battle of Nashville
Steedman's Line of Departure
Dec. 15, 1864
The left of the Federal main d... [click for more]
Battle of Nashville - Steedman’s Position - Dec. 15, 1864 Battle of Nashville
Steedman's Position
Dec. 15, 1864
The left of the Federal main defensive ... [click for more]
Battle of Nashville - Stewart’s LineLoring's division of Stewart's Corps, Hood's confederate Army of Tennessee, fought behind this stone wall Dec. 16, 1864. All Federal attacks were be... [click for more]
Battle of Nashville - Taking of Redoubt No. 5 - Dec. 15, 1864 Battle of Nashville
Taking of Redoubt No. 5
Dec. 15, 1864
Hood's Redoubt NO.5 was on this hi... [click for more]
Battle of Nashville - XVI Corps Line of Departure - Dec. 15, 1864 Battle of Nashville
XVI Corps Line of Departure
Dec. 15, 1864
Supported by a division of Wi... [click for more]
Battle of Nashville Confederate LineTrenches about 20 ft. N of this point, held by Loring's Division, were the center of the confederate main line before the Battle of Nashville. On Dec.... [click for more]
Battle of the BluffsRaged around this point April 2, 1871 between Cherokee Indians and settlers. Loosed by Mrs. James Robertson, dogs from the fort attacked the Indians a... [click for more]
Battle of the BluffsRaged around this point April 2, 1781 between Cherokee Indians and settlers. Loosed by Mrs. James Robertson, dogs from the Fort attacked the Indians a... [click for more]
BelairBelair is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Belle Meade ApartmentsBelle Meade Apartments is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Belle Meade Deer ParkJackson Boulevard follows the contour of the 408-acre Belle Meade Plantation Deer Park, established by John Harding in 1833 or 1834. The park became a... [click for more]
Belle Meade Farm FreedomIn 1865 one hundred thirty six (136) enslaved men, women, and children at Belle Meade Farm gained their freedom. With this freedom they gained the rig... [click for more]
Belle Meade Golf Links Subdivision Historic DistrictBelle Meade Golf Links Historic District
Platted in 1915 by developer Johnson Bransford, Belle Meade Golf Links is one of the early subdivisio... [click for more]
Belle Meade Plantation - Change of OwnershipBelle Meade Plantation
Change of Ownership
Confederate Gen. William Hicks ?Billy? Jackson... [click for more]
Belle Meade Plantation - The Battle of NashvilleBelle Meade Plantation
The Battle of Nashville
- Hood's Campaign -
In September 1864... [click for more]
Belle Meade Plantation - The Natchez TraceIn 1742 a European settler recorded his travel and the conditions of the path which was known as the Natchez Trace. This is the earliest known recordi... [click for more]
Belle MeadeEstablished by John Harding, 1806, on site of Dunham's Station, Cumberland Settlements. This house was built after the first mansion burned in 1853. H... [click for more]
Belmont MansionThis mansion, designed by an Italian architect, and built in 1850 by Joseph A.S. Acklen and his wife Adelicia, was the center of an extensive estate. ... [click for more]
Belmont-Hillsboro Historic DistrictBelmont-Hillsboro Neighborhood
When Adelicia Acklen’s estate was sold in 1890, the Belmont Mansion and its grounds became Belmont Colleg... [click for more]
Bennie-Dillon BuildingBennie-Dillon Building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Berger BuildingBerger Building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Bethlehem Centers of NashvilleFormerly United Methodist Neighborhood Centers, Bethlehem Centers of Nashville began as settlement houses; Wesley House (1894), Centenary Center (1908... [click for more]
Birth of BluegrassIn December 1945, Grand Ole Opry star Bill Monroe and his mandolin brought to the Ryman Auditorium stage a band that created a new American musical fo... [click for more]
Bradley StudiosIn 1955, brothers Owen and Harold Bradley built a recording studio in the basement of a house on this site. They added another studio here in an army ... [click for more]
Broadway Historic DistrictBroadway Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Buchanan’s StationOne of Cumberland settlements, established here in 1780. The fort was attacked Sept. 30, 1792, by about 300 Creeks and Lower Cherokees under Chiachatt... [click for more]
Buena Vista Historic DistrictBuena Vista Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Bush-Herbert BuildingBush-Herbert Building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Capt. John RainsOn Christmas 1779 he led his family and livestock across the frozen Cumberland and settled in this vicinity. In 1784 he built a fort that enclosed th... [click for more]
Captain John RainsOn Christmas 1779 he led his family and livestock across the frozen Cumberland and settled in this vicinity. In 1784 he built a fort that enclosed the... [click for more]
Carl Van Vechten Art GalleryThis building, completed in 1889, was the first gymnasium built at any predominantly black college in the United States. In 1949, it was rededicated a... [click for more]
Carnegie LibraryCarnegie Library is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesMcKissack and McKissack Buildings TR... [click for more]
Castner - Knott BuildingCastner - Knott Building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Charlotte RoadRoute of early settlers to Charlotte, Memphis and the Southwest. Opened about 1800. Town and road bear the name of Charlotte Reeves Robertson, wife of... [click for more]
Cheatham BuildingCheatham Building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
CheekwoodCheekwood is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Chickasaw TreatyIn 1783, Chickasaw chiefs met with white settlers at a spring 100 yards north and agreed on land rights—the Cumberland country for the settlers,... [click for more]
Citizens Savings Bank and Trust Company (Obverse)
Citizens Savings Bank and Trust Company is the oldest, continuously operated African-American bank in the United States. Form... [click for more]
City CemeteryFirst established in 1822, the remains of many early settlers were then brought here for permanent burial. Among the more than 20,000 persons buried h... [click for more]
City of EdgefieldThe portion of East Nashville known as Edgefield, the name suggested by Gov. Neill S. Brown, was incorporated as a city Jan. 2, 1869. Its approximate ... [click for more]
Cockrill SpringThe house of John Cockrill, an early settler, stood about 60 yards north, near a large spring, whose waters ran northeast into Lick Branch, which empt... [click for more]
Colonel James RobertsonIn honor of
Colonel James Robertson
Born 1742 in Virginia
Died 1814 in Tennessee
He came f... [click for more]
Colonel John DonelsonIn appreciation of
the services of
Colonel John Donelson
Born in Delaware, 1718.
Died in Kentucky 1786... [click for more]
Colonel Richard HendersonColonel Richard Henderson
Founder and Promoter of the noted Transylvania Land Company
In rec... [click for more]
Confederate Circle at Mount OlivetAfter the War Between the States, the women of Nashville bought land at Mount Olivet and formed Confederate Circle. The remains of about 1,500 Confede... [click for more]
Cravath HallThis neo-Gothic structure first served as the Erastus M. Cravath Memorial Library. Named for Cravath, the university's first president (1875-1900), it... [click for more]
Cummins StationCummins Station is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Deford BaileyBailey, a pioneer of the Grand Ole Opry and its first black musician, lived in the Edgehill neighborhood for nearly 60 years. His shoe-shine shop was ... [click for more]
Demonbreun’s Cave Jaques-Timothe De Montbrun, French Canadian fur trader and later lieutenant governor of the Illinois Country, visited in this area as early as 1769. ... [click for more]
Desegregating Nashville’s Lunch CountersAfter the pre-dawn bombing of atty. Z. Alexander Looby's home, approx. 3000 civil rights leaders and students from Tenn. St., Fisk, Meharry, American ... [click for more]
Devon FarmHome of John Davis, early surveyor, who came from N.C. to Nashville in 1788. Davis was an Indian fighter & scout in the State Militia until 1795. ... [click for more]
Disciples of Christ Historical SocietyLibrary and archives of the 19th c. American religious unity movement which became: the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ); Christian Churches; an... [click for more]
Doctor’s BuildingDoctor's Building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Donley Harold Turpin, D. D. SDonley Harold Turpin, D. D. S
1892-1948
Turpin, a 1918 alumnus, was appointed Professor in 1937 and ... [click for more]
Dozier FarmDozier Farm is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Dr. Harold Dadford West, Sr.Dr. Harold Dadford West, Sr.
1904-1974
In 1927, Dr. West came to Meharry Medical College as Associa... [click for more]
Dry-Stack Stone WallsDry-stack stone walls, a Scots-Irish building tradition adapted by slaves in the early 19th century, were common throughout middle Tennessee. During t... [click for more]
Dutchman’s Curve Train WreckThe deadliest train wreck in U.S. history occurred on July 9, 1918, when two crowded trains collided head-on at Dutchman’s Curve. the impact cau... [click for more]
East Nashville FireNashville’s worst disaster by fire occurred Wednesday, March 22, 1916. It began at 11:47 a.m. in the rear of Seagraves Planing Mill, 80 yards we... [click for more]
East Nashville Historic DistrictEast Nashville Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Edwin Warner Park 606.7 acresEdwin Warner (1870-1945) succeeded his brother Percy on the Park Board in 1927 and served for eighteen years. He personally directed the acquisition o... [click for more]
Eighth Avenue South ReservoirThis 51 Mil. Gal. Reservoir was built 1887-89 on Kirkpatrick Hill, the site of Federal Fort Casino during Civil War. It is elliptical in shape with ax... [click for more]
Ella Sheppard (Moore) 1851 - 1914Ella Sheppard (Moore)
1851 - 1914
Ella Sheppard, an original Fisk Jubilee Singer, lecturer and teac... [click for more]
Ellis Service Station GarageEllis Service Station Garage is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Engine Company No. 11Organized January 15, 1885, Nashville's first African-American fire unit, Engine Company NO.4, was located at 424 Woodland St. On January 2, 1892, Cap... [click for more]
Federal Office BuildingFederal Office Building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Federal Reserve Bank of AtlantaFederal Reserve Bank of Atlanta is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesMarr and Holman Buildings in Downtown Nashville TR... [click for more]
Fifth Avenue Historic DistrictFifth Avenue Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
First Airfield E. L. Hampton's pasture became ?Hampton Field? when transient airplanes began landing here during the first World War. About 2,000 feet long from her... [click for more]
First Masonic HallAcross the alley stood the first Masonic Hall in the state, designed by architect Hugh Roland in 1818. Marquis de la Fayette was entertained there in ... [click for more]
First Steam LocomotiveOn Dec. 13, 1850, the first steam engine, Tennessee No. 1, ordered by the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad arrived at the wharf on the steamboat Beaut... [click for more]
Fort Nashborough (2)Named in memory of General Nash of North Carolina, who fell at Germantown, Pennsylvania, October 4, 1777, in the War of the Revolution.
Er... [click for more]
Fort NashboroughThe original stockade fronted on the river slightly north of here, covering and area of about two acres. In that enclosure, on May 13, 1780, represent... [click for more]
Fort Negley SiteThe guns of Fort Negley, commanding three turnpikes to the South & Southeast, opened the Battle of Nashville, Dec. 15, 1864. This site was selected by... [click for more]
Fort NegleyFort Negley - Defending the Capital
Fort Negley - Defending the Capital - Hood's Campaign
(preface)
In September 1... [click for more]
Founding of NashvilleOn Monday, April 24, 1780, two pioneers, James Robertson and John Donelson, shook hands upon the completion of a reunion at the site on which you now ... [click for more]
Frank Maxwell AndrewsBorn in a house which stood here, Feb. 3, 1884, he graduated from the Military Academy in 1905. Originally a cavalry officer, he transferred to the Ai... [click for more]
Frankie J. PierceFrankie J. Pierce was born during or shortly after the Civil War. In 1921, she founded the Tennessee Vocational School for Colored Girls and served as... [click for more]
Freeland’s Station On this site stood one of the principal stations of the Cumberland Settlements. Felix Robertson, son of Col. James Robertson and the first white chil... [click for more]
Frost BuildingFrost Building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Germantown Historic DistrictEuropean immigrants established Germantown, the first suburb in North Nashville, in the 1850s. Large brick townhouses stood next to modest workers&rsq... [click for more]
Gilbert MansionGilbert Mansion is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Gladstone ApartmentsGladstone Apartments is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Glen OakGlen Oak is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Glendale ParkHere, near the center of a 64-acre woodland amusement park owned by the Nashville Railway & Light Co., the Glendale streetcar line turned back toward ... [click for more]
Governors’ MansionA residence built on this site in 1910 served as the residence of the governors of Tennessee from 1921 until 1949, when a residence on Curtiswood Lane... [click for more]
Granny White GraveGrave of Lucinda “Granny” White, who settled here in 1803 on 50 acres of land. She died in 1815 at about age 73. Granny White Tavern stood... [click for more]
GrassmereCol. Michael C. Dunn, a landowner and Sheriff, built a home in the Federal style ca. 1810. A grandson-in-law, William D. Shute, received the farm in 1... [click for more]
Great French LickIn 1710, a French trader from New Orleans had a trading post near the salt and sulphur spring which attracted game of all kinds. His successor was Cha... [click for more]
Greenwood ParkAt this location in 1905, Preston Taylor, a Nashville business-man, religious leader, and former slave, established the first park to serve Nashville'... [click for more]
Griggs HallBuilt in 1925, Griggs Hall is the original building on the American Baptist Theological Seminary campus, now American Baptist College. It was named fo... [click for more]
Hadley ParkIn 1912, Nashville officials purchased 34 acres of land to provide a public park for Negro citizens. Originally a part of the John L. Hadley plantatio... [click for more]
Heaton’s StationOn this bluff in 1780, pioneers who came with James Robertson built Heaton’s (also spelled Eaton’s) station. It and two other forts (Freel... [click for more]
Hermitage HotelHermitage Hotel is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Hill McAlister 1875-1959A native of Nashville, Hill McAlister was elected City Attorney in 1905. In 1911 he was elected to the State Senate where he supported legislation in ... [click for more]
Hillsboro TheaterIn 1925, the Hillsboro Theater opened as a silent film house with its entrance on 21st Avenue South. The stage arch was decorated by Italian craftsman... [click for more]
Hillsboro Toll Gate No. 1Ten yards north stood toll gate and toll gate house erected by Nashville and Hillsboro Turnpike Co., Incorporated in 1848. Charges to travel macadamiz... [click for more]
Hillsboro-West EndThis classic streetcar suburb was developed on farm land as Nashville grew south and west in the late nineteenth century. Built in Bungalow, Tudor, an... [click for more]
Holly Street Fire HallHolly Street Fire Hall is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Hood’s Retreat Dec. 16, 1864 Hood's Retreat
Dec. 16, 1864
In this neighborhood, late in the evening of his decisive defeat at ... [click for more]
Houston’s Law OfficeSam Houston, a native of Virginia, moved to Nashville in 1818 to study law with Judge James Trimble. Admitted to the bar later that year, Houston prac... [click for more]
Hyde’s Ferry TurnpikeHere was toll-gate #2 of the Hyde’s Ferry Turnpike Co., chartered in 1848 to build a road from Nashville to Ashland City and Sycamore Hills. Ric... [click for more]
J. W. Price Fire HallConstructed in 1892 for Hose Company #1, this building is one of the earliest extant fire halls in Nashville. The upstairs housed firefighters while t... [click for more]
Jackson’s Law OfficeAndrew Jackson settled in Nashville in 1788 and served as Atty. Gen. until 1796. Lawyer John Overton owned a building here (1791-96) and shared office... [click for more]
Jacques Timothe Boucher de MontbrunJacques Timothe Boucher de Montbrun
(Timothy Demontbreun)
1747 - 1826
French Canadian fur trad... [click for more]
James Geddes Engine Company No. 6James Geddes Engine Company No. 6 is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
James K. PolkThe house which stood about 100 feet west was built in 1815 by Felix Grundy. James K. Polk bought it while President in 1847. He came home to it on ex... [click for more]
James Robertson HotelJames Robertson Hotel is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesMarr and Holman Buildings in Downtown Nashville TR... [click for more]
John HaywoodOn the site of this house was home of John Haywood, a Supreme Court Justice in North?Carolina. Founder (1820) of the Antiquarian Society, forerunner o... [click for more]
John Trotwood Moore (1858-1929)John Trotwood Moore
1858-1929
Tennessee novelist, poet, co-author, four-volume history, Tennessee, t... [click for more]
Johnson’s StationA double log house and a few log cabins, partially picketed, stood here about 1790. On May 9, 1793, 4 children on their way to the spring were attacke... [click for more]
Jubilee HallJubilee Hall, Fisk University: Erected in 1876, Jubilee Hall was the first permanent structure built on the Fisk University campus. Named for Fisk's w... [click for more]
Julia McClung Green 1873-1961Dedicated educator who served Davidson County public schools 57 years as a teacher, the first Supervisor of Elementary Education 1911-1944, and Direct... [click for more]
Lake Providence CommunitySoon after the Civil War, freed slave families established farms and dairies in this community named for Lake Providence Missionary Baptist Church. ... [click for more]
Lebanon Road Stone Arch BridgeLebanon Road Stone Arch Bridge is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesOmohundro Waterworks System TR... [click for more]
Lieutenant James Simmons TimothyThis tree was planted
May 24th 1919 by the
Catholic Children of Nashville
in grateful memory of
L... [click for more]
Litterer LaboratoryLitterer Laboratory is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Lockeland SpringLocated 250 yds. S.E., this famous pioneer spring served Lockeland mansion on site of present school building. Home built by Col. Robert Weakley in ea... [click for more]
LongleatLongleat is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
LongviewLongview is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Luke Lea HeightsLuke Lea (1879-1945) envisioned this park, gave to the city in 1927 the original 868 acres, and asked that the land be named for his father-in-law, Pe... [click for more]
Major Wilbur Fisk Foster 1834-1922Chief Engr. Army of Tenn. C.S.A.; Construction Engineer on first R.R. Bridge in Nashville; City Engineer of Nashville and Member of American Society o... [click for more]
Mansker’s First FortHere on west bank of the creek that he discovered on 1772, Kasper Mansker and other first settlers built a log fort in 1779. John Donelson’s fam... [click for more]
Marathon Motor WorksThe Marathon Motor Car was manufactured there 1910-1914 by the Southern Motor Works (later called Marathon). Four models, all touring cars, were power... [click for more]
Morris Memorial BuildingMorris Memorial Building is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesMcKissack and McKissack Buildings TR... [click for more]
Mount Ararat CemeteryMount Ararat, Nashville's first African-American cemetery, was officially opened in April 1869. The property was purchased on March 23, 1869, by the C... [click for more]
Mount Olivet CemeteryMount Olivet Cemetery is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Mount Pisgah CommunityIn 1867, Jane Watson deeded land to several African-American families, many of them her former slaves. First called Watson Town, the community became... [click for more]
Mud TavernThe Mud Tavern Community developed around the crossroads of the Elm Hill and McGavock Turnpikes. The name derives from the mud and log inn at the cros... [click for more]
Nashville ArcadeNashville Arcade is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Nashville Centennial (1780-1880)The Centennial Exposition on this site in 1880 from April 23 through May 30, marked a century of progress since the founding of Nashville. There were ... [click for more]
Nashville Children’s MuseumNashville Children's Museum is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Nashville Christian Institute GymnasiumNashville Christian Institute Gymnasium is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Nashville City CemeteryNashville City Cemetery is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Nashville Financial Historic DistrictNashville Financial Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Nashville Fire DepartmentThe city’s first fire-fighting force of volunteers was formed in May 1807. The first paid Dept. was organized on July 29, 1860, with J.S. Dashie... [click for more]
Nashville General HospitalOpened on this site February 1890, with a capacity of 60 beds. Doctor Charles Brower of the University of Nashville Medical Department was appointed S... [click for more]
Nashville InnFirst hostelry on this spot was established by Maj. William T. Lewis, 1796. It became Winn's Inn in 1806, the Nashville Inn a few years later. Among i... [click for more]
Nashville National CemeteryNashville National Cemetery is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesCivil War Era National Cemeteries MPS... [click for more]
Nashville Plow WorksSite of a farm implement factory operated by Messrs. Sharp and Hamilton, previous to the War Between the States. With the outbreak of hostilities they... [click for more]
Nashville Sit-InsFormerly located at this site was First Baptist Church, Capitol Hill, headquarters of the 1960s Sit-In Movement, led by Rev. Kelly Miller Smith. Stra... [click for more]
Nashville Union Station and TrainshedNashville Union Station and Trainshed is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Nashville YMCAOn this site in the Christian Church the Nashville Young Men’s Christian Association was organized May 18, 1875. Its first building erected 1886... [click for more]
Nashville’s First Radio StationJune 1922, Boy Scout John H. DeWitt, Jr., started Nashville's first radio station (WDAA) on the Ward-Belmont Campus. Assisted by music teacher G. S. d... [click for more]
Neill S. Brown (1810-1886)Located 125 yards north is the site of Idlewild, home of Neil S. Brown, native of Giles County and fourteenth governor of Tennessee, 1848-1850. The on... [click for more]
Newsom’s MillThe original Newsom’s Mill was located upstream & was destroyed by flood in 1808. Joseph M. Newsom constructed this turbine-powered gristmil... [click for more]
Noel HotelNoel Hotel is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesMarr and Holman Buildings in Downtown Nashville TR... [click for more]
Old Natchez TraceOld Natchez Trace is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Omohundro Water Filtration Complex DistrictOmohundro Water Filtration Complex District is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesOmohundro Waterworks System TR... [click for more]
OverbrookOverbrook is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
ParthenonThe Nashville Parthenon
The Nashville Parthenon was built on this site as the centerpiece of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition of 1897. The ... [click for more]
Percy Warner Park - 2058.1 acresPercy Warner (1861-1927) was a pioneer in electric utilities and hydroelectric development in the South. As chairman of the Park Board, he expanded N... [click for more]
Powder Grinding WheelsThese wheels used by the Confederacy to grind gunpowder at Augusta, Ga., in 1863-1864 were made in Woolwich, England, and were shipped on the blockade... [click for more]
Printers Alley Historic DistrictPrinters Alley Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
RCA Studio BRCA Records established a recording studio in this building in November 1957, with local offices run by guitarist-producer Chet Atkins. Its success le... [click for more]
Randall Jarrel 1914~1965Distinguished poet, critic, novelist, and teacher. Born in Nashville; Hume-Fogg graduate 1931; Vanderbilt bachelor's and master's degrees. Served in U... [click for more]
Rich-Schwartz BuildingRich-Schwartz Building is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesMarr and Holman Buildings in Downtown Nashville TR... [click for more]
Richland HallRichland Hall is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Richland-West End Historic DistrictThis early planned subdivision presents a largely unaltered picture of suburban residences in early 20th century Nashville. With ninety percent of exi... [click for more]
Richland 1.2 mile NE James Robertson built his cabin in 1779 at 23rd and Park. In October 1784 Robertson moved to his Richland Creek farm, living in the log s... [click for more]
RiverwoodRiverwood is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Robertson AvenueOriginal driveway to Traveler's Rest, Home of Gen'l James Robertson, Founder of Nashville. He and other pioneers received immense grants of land in th... [click for more]
RobincroftRobincroft is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Rutledge Hill Historic DistrictRutledge Hill Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Ryman AuditoriumBuilt 1891 as Union Gospel Tabernacle for religious revival meetings. Renamed Ryman Auditorium 1905 for steamboat captain Tom Ryman, the building's ch... [click for more]
Saint Thomas HospitalOn April 11, 1898, at the request of Nashville Bishop Thomas Byrne, the Daughters of Charity opened Saint Thomas Hospital on this site in the former h... [click for more]
Sampson W. KeebleSampson W. Keeble, barber, businessman, and civic leader, became the first African-American to serve in the Tennessee General Assembly. Serving from 1... [click for more]
Samuel Allen McElwee (1858-1914)Born a slave in Madison County, Samuel McElwee began teaching school in Haywood County at the age of 16. In 1882, he was elected to the Tennessee Hous... [click for more]
Sarah EstellSarah Estell, a free black woman in the slavery era, ran an ice cream parlor and sweet shop near here. She overcame the many hurdles faced by free per... [click for more]
Scottsboro - Bells BendScottsboro In 1869, Tom Scott opened a general store 500 yards to the southwest on Old Hyde’s Ferry Pike that also served as a ... [click for more]
Second Avenue Commercial DistrictSecond Avenue Commercial District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Shelby Street BridgeShelby Street Bridge is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Site of First StoreLardner Clark came from Philadelphia in the early 1780’s with ten horses packed with piece goods, needles and pins. He established Nashville&rsq... [click for more]
Site of Original Gas WorksThe Nashville Gas Light Co., founded March 1850, with General Washington Barrow, President, built first gas works in Tennessee for manufacturing gas f... [click for more]
Site of Waterworks PlantThe city’s present waterworks was inaugurated at this site Oct. 1, 1833. The pumping station was erected on the lower river bluff and the reserv... [click for more]
State MuseumThis museum contains the collection of the Tennessee Historical Society (chartered 1849), successor to the Antiquarian Society (chartered 1819). Also ... [click for more]
Sulphur DellNashville's first (1885) and last (1963) professional baseball was played in the Athletic Park which formerly occupied this block. Traditionally baseb... [click for more]
SunnysideHome of Mary Benton, widow of Jesse Benton who left Nashville after a famous feud with Andrew Jackson in 1813. The Greek Revival house was built c.185... [click for more]
TSU’s Reserve Officers’ Training CorpsEstablished in April 1919, the Reserve Officers' Corps at Tennessee State University (then Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial State Normal School) ... [click for more]
Talbot TavernEstablished by Thomas Talbot, in 1804, the inn which stood here was later known as the City Hotel. The trustees of Cum-berland College, later the Univ... [click for more]
Talley-Brady HallTalley-Brady Hall was named for well-known African-American chemists Thomas Talley and Saint Elmo Brady, both graduates of Fisk University. Talley was... [click for more]
Tanglewood Historic DistrictThe Tanglewood Historic District is a rustic style suburban development from the 1920-1940s built by Robert M. Condra, a prominent Nashville builder. ... [click for more]
Temple CemeteryThe Temple Cemetery was established in 1851 with the purchase of three acres by the Hebrew Benevolent Burial Association and still serves Nashville&rs... [click for more]
Tennesse Manufacturing CompanyTennesse Manufacturing Company is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Tennessee Ornithological SocietyOn October 7, 1915, Dr. George Curtis, Albert F. Ganier, Judge H.Y. Hughes, Dr. George R. Mayfield, Dixon Merritt, and A.C. Webb met at Faucon’s... [click for more]
Tennessee State CapitolDesigned by William Strickland, noted Philadelphia architect who also designed the tower of Independence Hall. Construction was commenced in 1845 and ... [click for more]
Tennessee State Library and ArchivesTennessee State Library and Archives is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
The Children’s MuseumOne of the largest Children's Museums in the country, with exhibits of North American animals, birds, flowers, minerals, fossils and local history. A ... [click for more]
The HibbettageThe Hibbettage is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
The Little TheatreThe Little Theatre, circa 1860, is the oldest structure on the Fisk University campus. Erected as part of a Union Army hospital barracks during the Ci... [click for more]
The Nashville Race CourseThe Nashville Race Course, the “Burns Island Track,” 1828-1884, was .6 of a mile north. Here Oct. 10, 1843, was run the then richest race... [click for more]
The Parthenon (3)The world's only replica of the Parthenon, epitome of Greek culture, was the central building at Tennessee's Centennial Exposition, May 1 thru October... [click for more]
The Parthenon (4)Erected as the central structure of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition, 1897, this is the only full-scale reproduction of the fifth century B.C. Athe... [click for more]
The Seeing Eye, Independence and Dignity Since 1929The Seeing Eye, the world-famous dog guide training school, was incorporated in Nashville January 29, 1929, with headquarters in the Fourth and First ... [click for more]
The Temple CemeteryThe Temple Cemetery was established in 1851 with the purchase of three acres by the Hebrew Benevolent Burial Association and still serves Nashville's ... [click for more]
Theodore Ted Rhodes November 9, 1913 - July 4, 1969Theodore Ted Rhodes
November 9, 1913 - July 4, 1969
Recognized as the first African-American profe... [click for more]
Thomas W. Phillips MemorialThomas W. Phillips Memorial is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Thomas W. TalleyRecognized during his lifetime primarily as a chemist, teacher, and administrator at Fisk University, Thomas W. Talley (1870- 1952) was also Tennessee... [click for more]
Timothy DemonbreunJacques-Timothée de Montbrun, born on Mar. 23, 1741, in Boucherville, Quebec, was the first white man to live in the Nashville area. Beginning ... [click for more]
Tolbert FanningIn 1844, noted educator, evangelist, and agriculturalist Tolbert Fanning started Franklin College, a liberal arts school near this site where boys far... [click for more]
Tolbert HollowGeorge Tolbert, a farmer, bought 97½ acres here in 1897 that became known as Tolbert Hollow. He was a former slave who, according to family tra... [click for more]
Tom Wilson Park (1929-1946)Formerly located near this site was Tom Wilson Park. It opened in 1929 and was home to the Nashville Elite Giants baseball team of the Southern Negro ... [click for more]
Transfer Station SiteSite of electric street railway transfer station 1902-1940. Electric streetcar service began formally on April 30, 1889 replacing mule-drawn streetcar... [click for more]
Travellers Rest - The proudest moment of my life Travellers Rest
The proudest moment of my life
? Hood's Campaign ? (preface)
Travellers’ RestThe first part of this house was built in 1799 by Judge John Overton, one time Revenue Collector for the Mero District of North Carolina, later member... [click for more]
Two Rivers MansionBuilt in 1859 by David H. McGavock, this mansion stands on land inherited by McGavock’s wife, Willie, from her father, William Harding. The smal... [click for more]
U.S. Post OfficeU.S. Post Office is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesMarr and Holman Buildings in Downtown Nashville TR (AD)... [click for more]
Una CommunityThe Una community developed around the crossroads of Smith springs road and Old Murfreesboro Pike in the early 19th century. The local postmaster chan... [click for more]
Union StationErected by the Louisville & Nashville Terminal Co. & dedicated Oct. 9, 1900, the Romanesque style building of Bowling Green Gray stone and Ten... [click for more]
United Daughters of the ConfederacyOn this site was the regular meeting place of the Frank Cheatham Bivouac, United Daughters of the Confederate Veterans. It was here on Sept. 10, 1894,... [click for more]
United Nations Visit to NashvilleOn June 7, 1976, 101 permanent representatives of the United Nations made a historic and unprecedented group visit to Nashville at the invitation of T... [click for more]
Utopia HotelUtopia Hotel is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Vauxhall Garden SiteLocated immediately south, this fashionable place of entertainment was established by Messrs. Decker & Dryer in 1827 and operated for more than a deca... [click for more]
Vine Street TempleNashville's Jewish community began in the 1840's. Mary early families were immigrants fleeing oppression in Germany, Russia, and Poland. Completed in ... [click for more]
Votes for WomenOn August 18, 1920, Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, thereby giving all American women the right... [click for more]
Ward’s SeminaryWard’s Seminary for Young Ladies, founded in 1865 by Dr. William E. Ward, stood at this site many years. Dr. Ward, a graduate of Cumberland Uni... [click for more]
Warner Park Historic ParkWarner Park Historic Park is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Washington HallInspired by Thomas Jefferson's Monticello and Lord Burlington's Chiswick House in London, John B. Daniels built this Italianate house c. 1914. Colonel... [click for more]
Watkins ParkLand once known as Watkins Grove was given to the city in 1870 by brick maker and contractor Samuel Watkins. It served as a site for political gatheri... [click for more]
Waverly PlaceOn the high ground about 100 yards east stood Waverly, home of A.W. Putman, writer and authority on pioneer James Robertson. Hence the name “Wav... [click for more]
West MeadeWest Meade is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Western HarmonyMusic publishing in Nashville began in 1824 when “The Western Harmony” was published by Allen D. Carden and Samuel J. Rogers. A book of hy... [click for more]
William Carroll (1788-1844) A native of Pennsylvania, William Carroll moved to Nashville in 1810. He became a successful merchant and hero of the War of 1812. William Carroll se... [click for more]
William DriverBorn, 1803, in Salem, Mass., and a sea-captain at 21, he retired in 1837. Coming here for his wife's health, he brought with him the flag given him in... [click for more]
William Edmondson (c.1883-1951)Born c. 1883, William Edmondson, a native Nashvillian and renowned primitive sculptor, worked exclusively in limestone.
In 1937, he became the ... [click for more]
William Gerst Brewing CompanyThe Nashville Brewery opened here in 1859 operating under several names and owners until William Gerst acquired it in 1893. Gerst brewed some of the S... [click for more]
William WalkerWilliam Walker
Grey-eyed Man of Destiny
Born May 8, 1824, Walker moved to this site from 6th Ave. N.... [click for more]
WoodbineAn early settler of this area was James Menees, at whose home Mill Creek Baptist Church was formed in 1797. James Whitsett, first pastor, served over ... [click for more]
Woodland in Waverly Historic DistrictWoodland in Waverly Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
WoodlawnWoodlawn is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Woodmont EstatesCreated in 1937 from the G. A. Puryear farm. It was once part of Samuel Watkin’s country estate. Olmsted Bros. Landscape Architects designed the... [click for more]
Woodmont Terrace ApartmentsWoodmont Terrace Apartments is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Young Women’s Christian Association BuildingYoung Women's Christian Association Building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Zephaniah Alexander Looby, 1899-1972z. Alexander Looby, attorney, statewide civil rights leader, and a founder of the Kent College of Law, Nashville's first law school for Blacks since t... [click for more]
