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Photograph of a stone carving of the face of a woman, 5th Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee, between 1980 and 1989

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Title	Photograph of a stone carving of the face of a woman, 5th Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee, between 1980 and 1989
Corporate name	St. Cloud Hotel (Nashville, Tenn.)--History
Topical entry	Architecture Buildings Capital City Downtown Nashville Business Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Architects--Tennessee--Nashville Architecture--Tennessee--Nashville Commercial buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Central business districts--Tennessee--Nashville Urban renewal--Tennessee--Nashville Architectural elements--Tennessee--Nashville Historic buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Commercial facilities Business districts--Tennessee--Nashville Streets--Tennessee--Nashville Arches--Tennessee--Nashville Bas-reliefs--Tennessee--Nashville Sculpture--Tennessee--Nashville Stone carving--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc. St. Cloud Corner (Nashville, Tenn.) Fifth Avenue (Nashville, Tenn.) Church Street (Nashville, Tenn.) Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Description	A photograph of a stone carving of the face of a woman over the archway of one entrance to the 5th Avenue side of Saint Cloud Corner, 500 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee. Part of the building occupies the former site of the Saint Cloud Hotel, a prominent hostelry in 19th century Nashville, located at the corner lot of Summer (now 5th Avenue) and Church Street. The adjoining six-story structure, accessed through the arched entrance with the carving seen here, was built in 1890 on the 5th Avenue side (211 5th Avenue North) to serve as a store for Connell-Hall-McLester Company. The building later housed several department stores, including Castner-Knott, Cain-Sloan, and Harvey's. It was refurbished in 1979-1980 to be used as office, retail and restaurant space. Some restoration work may have been done on the carving at that time. Details in the image, including the reflection in the window, very closely resemble those of photographs taken in 2006, suggesting that the image was created after the 1980 restoration. Photographed by the Nashville architect Charles Wesley Warterfield, Jr. (1926-1998); the architectural photograph forms part of the Charles Warterfield Architectural Collection. Gift of: The Estate of Charles W. Warterfield, Jr., F. A. I. A. The original is a 35 mm color transparency (2 x 2 in. slide mount)
Creator	Warterfield, Charles W. (Photographer)
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219.
Contributors	Estate of Charles W. Warterfield, Jr., F. A. I. A. (Donor)
Date	between 1980 and 1989
Type	Still image; Slides; Architectural photographs
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	WSC 3976
Relation	Charles Warterfield Architectural Collection
Coverage	1980-1989
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-WSC 3976