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Bennie Dillon Office Building, Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1926

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Title	Bennie Dillon Office Building, Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1926
Corporate name	Bennie Dillon Building (Nashville, Tenn.)
Topical entry	Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Architecture--Tennessee--Nashville Central business districts--Tennessee--Nashville Business enterprises--Tennessee--Nashville Construction industry--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. Church Street (Nashville, Tenn.) Seventh Avenue (Nashville, Tenn.)
Description	An exterior view of the Bennie Dillon Office Building, located at the corner of Church Street and 7th Avenue N in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The twelve-story high-rise building was built by the construction firm Foster & Creighton from 1925 to 1926 for George Bennie, a businessman who served as the President of the Nashville Chamber of Commerce, and William Dillon, a real estate developer. It was designed in the Renaissance Revival architectural style by the architectural team Asmus & Clark. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in Davidson County, Tennessee in 1984. The Foster & Creighton construction contracting firm was founded in 1885 by Wilbur F. Foster and Robert T. Creighton, who had both served as City Engineer of Nashville. Forms part of the Foster & Creighton General Contractors Collection. 1 b & w photograph.
Creator	Wiles-Hood (Photographer)
Publisher	Metropolitan Nashville/Davidson County Archives, Nashville Public Library
Contributors	Creighton III, Wilbur (donor)
Date	ca. 1926
Type	Still Image; Photographs
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	Creighton Coll Nash Projects-Bennie Dillon 015
Relation	Foster & Creighton General Contractors Collection
Coverage	1920-1929
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	Closed Stacks, Metro Archives, Foster & Creighton General Contractors Collection