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Title
First
Masonic
Hall
,
circa
1859
Personal name
Eichbaum
,
William
A.
,
1787-1873--Notebooks
,
sketchbooks
, etc.
Corporate name
Architecture
Buildings
Capitol City
Downtown Nashville
Organizations
Historic buildings--Tennessee--Nashville
Central business districts--Tennessee--Nashville
Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville
Lost architecture--Tennessee--Nashville
Architecture--Tennessee--Nashville
Architecture, Classical--Tennessee--Nashville
Associations, institutions, etc.--Tennessee--Nashville
Architectural elements--Tennessee--Nashville
Fraternal organizations--Tennessee--Nashville
Masonic buildings--Tennessee--Nashville
Drawing--Tennessee--Nashville
Topical entry
Architecture
Buildings
Capital City
Organizations
Historic buildings--Tennessee--Nashville
Architecture--Tennessee--Nashville
Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville
Masonic buildings--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs
Church Street (Nashville, Tenn.)
Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Nashville (Tenn.)--Societies, etc.
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
first
Masonic
Hall
designed
by
Hugh
Roland
,
thought
to be
Nashville's
first
architect
.
Located
on
Church
Street
, the
building
was
finished
in
1820
and was
constructed
in a
Classic
Revival
style
. The
building
served
as the
Tennessee
State
Capitol
from
1820-1853
and as the
meeting
place
of
Christ
Church
Episcopal
until
the
completion
of the
church
building
. In
1856
this
first
Masonic
Hall
burned
in a
fire
and was
replaced
by a
second
Masonic
Hall
on the
same
site
.
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 - 25 - first Masonic hall
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
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