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State capitol, Nashville, Tenn., circa 1920

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Title	State capitol, Nashville, Tenn., circa 1920
Corporate name	Tennessee State Capitol (Nashville, Tenn.)
Topical entry	Architecture Buildings Capital City Downtown Nashville Postcards--Tennessee--Nashville Public buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Historic buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Architecture--Tennessee--Nashville Capitals (Cities)--Tennessee Government facilities--Tennessee--Nashville Architectural elements--Tennessee--Nashville Capitols--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc. Tennessee--Capital and capitol Charlotte Avenue (Nashville, Tenn.) Sixth Avenue (Nashville, Tenn.)
Description	A postcard of the Tennessee State Capitol and landscaped grounds along the hillside overlooking the city of Nashville, bordered by Charlotte and Sixth Avenue. The architectural idea is that of a Greek Ionic Temple. The Greek Revival building is made entirely of Tennessee material, and is fireproof. It was designed by Philadelphia architect William Strickland and constructed over a period of ten years from 1845 to 1855. The architect died a year before the building's completion and is entombed in its northeast wall. This postcard is embossed and embellished with gold leafing. Forms part of the Nashville Room Postcard Collection. 1 postcard : col. ; 3.5 x 5.5 in.
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219
Date	ca. 1920
Type	Still Image; Postcards
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	Nash-24c-State Capitol, Nashville, Tenn.
Language	English
Relation	Nashville Room Postcard Collection
Coverage	1920-1929
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-Nash-24c-State Capitol, Nashville, Tenn.