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Title
Glimpses
of
Nashville
Tennessee
:
Tennessee
State
Capitol
Corporate name
Tennessee State Capitol (Nashville, Tenn.)
Topical entry
Historic buildings--Tennessee--Nashville
Public buildings--Tennessee--Nashville
Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville
Architecture--Tennessee--Nashville
Businesses--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs
Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Tennessee--Capital and capitol
Nashville (Tenn.) -- Pictorial works.
Description
The
Tennessee
State
Capitol
building
. The
State
Capitol
was
constructed
between
1845
and
1859
.
It
was
designed
in
Greek
Revival
style
by
architect
William
Strickland
(1788-1854)
.
Strickland
died
before
construction
was
completed
and was
interred
in the
walls
of the
north
portico
. His
son
,
Francis
W
.
Strickland
,
oversaw
the
completion
of the
project
. The
cupola
was
reputedly
modeled
on a
Greek
monument
to
Lysicrates
and
designed
to be
illuminated
at
night
like
a
lantern
. The
building
was
constructed
of
Tennessee
Limestone
and
underwent
major
restoration
from
1956-1960
.
During
the
restoration
,
much
of the
limestone
,
including
most
in the
cupola
and the
Ionic
columns
and
capitals
, was
replaced
with
Indiana
limestone
. The
grounds
contain
monuments
to
famous
people
and
events
in
Tennessee
history
. The
Capitol
was
placed
on the
National
Register
of
Historic
Places
in
1970
. A
handwritten
notation
below
the
caption
reads
:
“Governor’s
Reception
,
June
14
,
[19]04.”
Forms
part
of
Glimpses
of
Nashville
,
Tennessee
.
1
booklet
Creator
Manx
,
Chicago
Publisher
Metropolitan
Nashville/Davidson
County
Archives
,
Nashville
Public
Library
Date
ca.
1900s
Type
Still
Image
;
Text
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
Glimpses of Nashville Book002 Tenn State Capitol June 1904
Language
English
Relation
Glimpses
of
Nashville
,
Tennessee
booklet
Coverage
1900-1909
Rights
U.S
. and
international
copyright
laws
protect
this
digital
content
,
which
is
provided
for
educational
purposes
only
and
may
not be
downloaded
,
reproduced
, or
distributed
for any
other
purpose
without
written
permission
.
Please
contact
:
Metro
Nashville
Archives
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Telephone
(615)
862-5880
.
Location
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