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Hermitage Club, Nashville, Tenn., 1910
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Title
Hermitage
Club
,
Nashville
,
Tenn.
,
1910
Corporate name
Hermitage Club (Nashville, Tenn.)
Topical entry
Architecture
Buildings
Downtown Nashville
Capital City
Popular Culture
Entertainment
Organizations
Postcards--Tennessee--Nashville
Architecture--Tennessee--Nashville
Lost architecture--Tennessee--Nashville
Renaissance revival (Architecture)--Tennessee--Nashville
Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville
Central business districts--Tennessee--Nashville
Mansions--Tennessee--Nashville
Historic buildings--Tennessee--Nashville
Clubs--Tennessee--Nashville
Associations, institutions, etc.--Tennessee--Nashville
Social & civic facilities--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Sixth Avenue (Nashville, Tenn.)
High Street (Nashville, Tenn.)
Nashville (Tenn.)--Clubs
Nashville (Tenn.)--Societies, etc.
Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs
Description
A
postcard
of the
Hermitage
Club
in
Nashville
,
Tennessee
. The
Hermitage
Club
building
was
first
a
downtown
residence
in
between
Church
and
Union
Streets
at
233
Sixth
Avenue
North
, then
called
High
Street
. The
builder
of the
house
was
Confederate
Army
Major
George
W
.
Cunningham
. The
construction
was
completed
in
1858
.
Cunningham
fled
south
with his
family
at the
war's
outbreak
,
leaving
the
home
vacant
.
During
the
Civil
War
, the
two-story
mansion
was
commandeered
by
generals
on the
Union
side
.
Following
the
war
, the
Hermitage
Club
, an
elite
social
club
chartered
in
1881
,
bought
the
Renaissance
Revival-style
building
from
Cunningham
for
$20,000
.
Members
of the
club
added
a
third
floor
and a
restaurant
to the
structure
.
Some
of the
many
social
activities
held
there
included
a
debutante
ball
,
Horse
Show
balls
, and
Jackson
Day
events
to
commemorate
General
Jackson's
1815
victory
at the
Battle
of
New
Orleans
. The
Hermitage
Club
folded
in
1934
, and the
building
served
Nashville
as the
University
Club
for a
short
while
before
being
demolished
to
make
room
for a
modern
office
building
and
parking
lot
. The
site
later
became
home
to the
Capitol
Boulevard
Building
.
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
1910
Type
Still
Image
;
Postcards
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
Nash-36c-Hermitage Club, Nashville, Tenn.
Language
English
Relation
Nashville
Room
Postcard
Collection
Coverage
1910-1919
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-36c-Hermitage Club, Nashville, Tenn.
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