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Title	Court House, Nashville, Burnt in 1856, circa 1859
Personal name	Eichbaum, William A., 1787-1873--Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc.
Corporate name	Davidson County Court House (Nashville, Tenn.)
Topical entry	Architecture Buildings Capital City Downtown Nashville City Government County Government Architecture--Tennessee--Nashville Lost architecture--Tennessee--Nashville Architecture--Details Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Historic buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Public buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Central business districts--Tennessee--Nashville Municipal buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Plazas--Tennessee--Nashville Architectural elements--Tennessee--Nashville Government facilities--Tennessee--Nashville Courthouses--Tennessee--Nashville Business districts--Tennessee--Nashville Drawing--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc. Market Street (Nashville, Tenn.) Public Square (Nashville, Tenn.)
Description	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 on this page is of the Davidson County Courthouse that stood on the public square from 1830 until 1856. This three story brick structure housed Federal Courts, the State Supreme Court and the Legislature. In April of 1856 the structure was consumed by a fire. Forms part of the William A. Eichbaum Sketchbook. 1 drawing : col. ; 5.75 x 9 in.
Creator	Eichbaum, William A., 1787-1873
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219
Date	ca. 1859
Type	Still Image; Drawings; Sketchbooks
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	Eich - 13 - court house nash
Language	English
Relation	William A. Eichbaum Sketchbook
Coverage	1850-1859
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 the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5782.
Location	Closed Stacks- Eich - 13 - court house nash