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State penitentiary, Nashville, Tenn., circa 1910

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Title	State penitentiary, Nashville, Tenn., circa 1910
Corporate name	Tennessee State Penitentiary
Topical entry	Buildings Architecture Capital City Postcards--Tennessee--Nashville Historic buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Architecture--Tennessee--Nashville Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Architecture, Gothic--Tennessee--Nashville Prisons--Tennessee--Nashville Architecture--Details Architectural elements--Tennessee--Nashville Dormers--Tennessee--Nashville Towers--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Centennial Boulevard (Nashville, Tenn.) Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures etc.
Description	A postcard of the Tennessee State Penitentiary, located off of Centennial Boulevard in West Nashville. Built in 1897, this structure takes on the appearance of a Gothic castle. At the time of its construction, this building was considered one of the most modern and humane prisons in the United States. It was built almost entirely of materials indigenous to the state. S.M. Patton of Chattanooga served as the architect for the project. The complex consists of the four-story, turreted Administration Building, the main prison building and the walled compound. The white brick Administration Building is connected by a passageway to the main prison building. Architectural elements include a central tower with turrets and dormers, conical roofs, arched windows and decorative corbelling. In 1992, the 400-cell prison ceased operations, and all remaining inmates were moved to one of the state's other corrections facilities. Since then, the empty building has been used various times as a movie and television set. 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
Contributors	S.H. Kress & Co. (Publisher)
Date	ca. 1910
Type	Still Image; Postcards
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	Nash-41a-State Penitentiary, 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-41a- State Penitentiary, Nashville, Tenn.