A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), of “The Crest,” historic home in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, circa June 22nd, 1940. The caption reads: “Embodying all the charm and culture of the Old South, the stately antebellum home of...
1 map; 58 x 75 cm. A plat map of downtown Nashville, Tennessee and the surrounding area, originally published in 1908 by G. M. Hopkins Company, showing the various buildings, landscapes, acreage, and street routes for several blocks. Original...
A photograph of Jefferson Street Missionary Baptist Church located at 2708 Jefferson Street in Nashville, Tennessee. Historically called Jefferson Street Baptist, this church's congregation was founded in 1887 when a coffin maker started a Sunday...
A photograph of McKendree Methodist Church located at 523 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee. The church was named for Bishop William McKendree, the first American Methodist bishop. This is the fourth McKendree Methodist Church building to occupy...
A photograph of the land where the Old Hamilton Methodist Church used to stand near Murfreesboro Road in Nashville, Tennessee. In its place is a historic marker which reads: "Old Hamilton Methodist Church - 1834-1987 - Established in 1834 and...
A photograph of St. Ann's Episcopal Church located at 419 Woodland Street in Nashville, Tennessee. The original historic 1880's era Victorian building was destroyed in a tornado in 1998, but the new building was built on the same site as the old...
Opened in January of 1940, Carter-Lawrence Elementary was a combination of two previously separate schools. Carter Elementary, containing grades one through six, was located just north of the present site on 12th Avenue South. Lawrence Elementary,...
Located on Grove Avenue, which later became Ordway Place, Ross School was erected in 1907. The school was named for Marcus M. Ross who worked as a teacher and principal for Nashville city schools. In 1933, a tornado that swept through East...
A photograph of Shiloh Baptist Church located at 1117 Second Avenue South in Nashville, Tennessee. This building was erected in the late 1940s, while the congregation was organized around 1902. The original site of the church was at Rolling Mill...
Third Baptist Church was organized in 1876. In 1877 the membership erected a building on a Jefferson Street site given to the congregation by First Baptist Church. In 1899 the congregation purchased a lot on Monroe Street and in 1904, using brick...
A photograph of Woodmont Christian Church located at 3601 Hillsboro Road in the Hillsboro neighborhood of Nashville, Tennessee. The church was founded in 1943 by members from the Vine Street Christian Church. The church first met in Woodmont...
A postcard of the Nashville Reservoir located on Eighth Avenue South. An electric streetcar is pictured on the road. In 1889 the city built the reservoir on top of Kirkpatrick Hill on the site of Fort Casino just south of downtown Nashville. The...
A postcard of a reproduction of Fort Negley on its original site approximately two miles south of downtown Nashville, Tennessee. Built during the Civil War after Union troops gained occupation of Nashville in 1862, Fort Negley was constructed...
A postcard of Glendale Park, once located near the present intersection of Caldwell and Lealand Lanes in Nashville, Tennessee. This trolley park was owned by the Nashville Railway and Light Company who also owned the streetcar line on which it...
A postcard of Hume-Fogg High School, a public high school located at 700 Broadway in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1912 Hume High School and Fogg High School merged into Hume-Fogg at the school's current site on Broadway. The building was constructed...
A photograph of the Rutledge-Baxter House, located at 101 Lea Avenue in Nashville, Tennessee. This historic building rests on the site of "Rose Hill," the grand antebellum home of Henry and Septima Sexta Rutledge, a young couple who were members of...
A postcard of the Sam Davis Home, located in Smyrna, Tennessee. This two-story home is the site where Sam Davis (1842-1863), "the Boy Hero of the Confederacy" grew up, he being the oldest son of Charles Lewis and Jane Simmons Davis. The home was...
A postcard of the Oak Hill mansion, the grand 19th century residence of Mr. and Mrs. Van Leer Kirkman, located approximately seven miles south of Nashville on Franklin Pike in Davidson County, Tennessee. Oak Hill, which suggests a French chateau...
A postcard of the Tulane Hotel, located at the intersection of Eighth Avenue North and Church Street in downtown Nashville. This hotel was erected in 1894 as the Nicholson Hotel on the site of the old Nicholson House (a fancy boarding house...
A postcard of Nashville's City Hospital (later known as Nashville General Hospital, 72 Hermitage Avenue) as it appeared circa 1913. This stately edifice was designed by Thompson & Gibel, Architects. It was the first city-owned and operated...