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The museum is housed in a white marble building that was built in the 1930s to serve as Nashville's main post office. Designed by Marr & Holman Architects, it was built in 1933-34 for $1.5 million. [5] Its location near Union Station was convenient for mail distribution, since most mail at that time was moved by train. [6]
Interior of the hotel Hotel lobby and chandeliers. Nashville's Union Station is a former railroad terminal designed by Richard Montfort, chief engineer of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad (L&N), and built between 1898 and 1900 to serve the passengers of the eight railroads that provided passenger service to Nashville, Tennessee, at the time, but principally the L&N. [1] [2] Built just ...
Illinois became the first state to enact laws regulating the practice of architecture in 1897. In May 1919, during an American Institute of Architects (AIA) convention in Nashville, TN, 15 architects from 13 states came together to form an organization that would become NCARB. Emil Lorch from Ann Arbor, MI, was elected the organization's first ...
We talk with experts about which buildings in Nashville are architecturally significant and why. Ranking architecture: Here are the 10 most significant buildings in the Nashville area Skip to main ...
Nashville, Tellico and Charleston Railway: Nashville, Tellico and Charleston Railway: L&N: 1892 1899 Tellico Railway: Nashville Terminal Company: TC: 1894 1937 Tennessee Central Railway: Nashville and Tuscaloosa Railroad: L&N: 1877 1884 Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway: Natchez Trace Railroad: NTR 1982 1993 Mississippi Central Railroad
Edwin Augustus Keeble (August 18, 1905 – September 22, 1979) was an American architect who was trained in the Beaux-Arts architecture tradition. He designed many buildings in Tennessee, including homes, churches, military installations, skyscrapers, hospitals and school buildings, some of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
London, Brighton and South Coast Railway stations, Thames Embankment and pumping stations Charles Henry Driver FRIBA (23 March 1832 – 27 October 1900) was a significant British architect of the Victorian era , with a reputation for pioneering use of ornamental iron work for which he was seen as a leading authority.
The Tennessee Central Railway Museum (TCRM, reporting mark TCRX [1]) is a railroad museum located in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a small non-profit facility which is preserving the heritage of rail transport in Tennessee and the central South. The museum's name honors the former Tennessee Central Railway.