A 1941 scene of the razing of the Henry Drive home in Nashville, Tennessee, at 1206 McFerrin Avenue in East Nashville. The original structure was built in 1835. Henry Driver was the brother to Capt. William Driver and the grandfather of Mrs. E....
A bulldozer at the construction site in front of the Bijou Theatre in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, July 17th 1957. This entertainment venue, located at 423 Fourth Avenue N in downtown Nashville, was one of the first African American theatre...
A bulldozer at the construction site in front of the Bijou Theatre in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, July 17th 1957. This entertainment venue, located at 423 Fourth Avenue N in downtown Nashville, was one of the first African American theatre...
A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about the new Elks new dining facility. The caption reads: “Over 200 Elks were present at a dinner session held at the order’s new $15,000 Teak Room and Dining Room on Sixth Avenue, North, last...
A close-up photograph of a window structure and porchtop of the Lynnlawn mansion in Nashville, Tennessee, built by Thomas E. Stratton circa 1852. Designed in the Italian Renaissance style, the facade of the architecture has been attributed to...
A copy photograph of the Fogg High School Juniors, Class of 1892 outside of Fogg High School. Named for attorney Francis B. Fogg, Fogg High School opened in 1875 becoming the second public high school in Nashville, Tennessee. The building 3 stories...
A front view of the old Father Ryan High School, located at 2300 Elliston Place in Nashville, Tennessee. This school building was originally constructed circa 1928-29 on land that was once a part of the Elliston family plantation. The Roman...
A gala opening of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum building, located on Music Row (Music Square East and Division Street) circa 1967. This original facility would include educational programs, the CMF Press and CMF Records, the Country...
A page from a mounted and bound volume of twenty-five pen-and-ink wash drawings, and two pen-and-ink maps of Nashville created by William A. Eichbaum during the 1850s. Eichbaum was a Nashville bookseller and resident for fifty years. The drawing...
A page from a mounted and bound volume of twenty-five pen-and-ink wash drawings, and two pen-and-ink maps of Nashville created by William A. Eichbaum during the 1850s. Eichbaum was a Nashville bookseller and resident for fifty years. The drawing...
A page from a mounted and bound volume of twenty-five pen-and-ink wash drawings, and two pen-and-ink maps of Nashville created by William A. Eichbaum during the 1850s. Eichbaum was a Nashville bookseller and resident for fifty years. This drawing...
A page from a mounted and bound volume of twenty-five pen-and-ink wash drawings, and two pen-and-ink maps of Nashville created by William A. Eichbaum during the 1850s. Eichbaum was a Nashville bookseller and resident for fifty years. This drawing...
A photograph of a plaster ceiling medallion, with electrical fixture, at the Lynnlawn mansion in Nashville, Tennessee, built by Thomas E. Stratton circa 1852. Designed in the Italian Renaissance style, the facade has been attributed to William...
A photograph of a terra cotta design on the south side of the Elks Lodge building at 310 6th Avenue North. The building was the home to Lodge no. 72 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks (BPOE) beginning in 1904, serving various...
A photograph of buildings on the north side of the Public Square in Nashville, Tennessee. These structures were among the buildings that once delineated the outer perimeter of the public square in Nashville. The square, with the county courthouse,...
A photograph of Christ the King Catholic Church, located at 3001 Belmont Boulevard in Nashville, Tennessee. The church's first mass was held in 1937 inside of a two-story brick house that was situated on the property bought for the church by the...
A photograph of First Baptist Church of Old Hickory located at 1106 Hadley Avenue in Old Hickory, Tennessee. According to the church's current website, the First Baptist Church of Old Hickory was organized with twenty-two members in 1924. With the...
A photograph of Sherith Israel, an Orthodox synagogue in Nashville, Tennessee. The first home for this congregation was in a member's home at 118 Fifth Avenue North, next to the Ryman. In 1920, the building was razed, and a new Fifth Avenue...
A photograph of the architectural cornice designs of the porch structure of Lynnlawn mansion in Nashville, Tennessee, 1959. Lynnlawn was built by Thomas E. Stratton circa 1852. Designed in the Italian Renaissance style, the façade has been...
A photograph of the buildings at 200 and 210 Second Ave. North after they were gutted by fire on October 12, 1985. This view is from the south, across Church Street. The buildings had been connected for some time and had been the site of a variety...