Union Station

Title

Union Station

Subject

Historical marker, Union Station, Broadway, Nashville, downtown, railroads, Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railroad, NC&St.L, hotel

Description

Union Station is a former railroad terminal, now hotel, that served the passenger operations of eight railroads then with service to Nashville, Tennessee. Erected by the Louisville & Nashville Terminal Co. dedicated Oct. 9, 1900, the Romanesque style building of Bowling Green Gray stone and Tennessee marble was designed by L&N Chief Engineer Richard Montfort. It ran from St. Louis through Nashville and Chattanooga. The past grandeur of the structure is still evident in the ornate fresco figures, stained glass windows; elaborate wrought iron decoration. The station was also served by streetcars prior to their discontinuance in Nashville in 1941.

Creator

Louisville & Nashville Terminal Company

Date

1900-present

Type

Building

Coverage

Location: 1001 Broadway Avenue

Files

Union Station

Collection

Historical Markers

Citation

Louisville & Nashville Terminal Company, “Union Station,” Nashville Sites, accessed May 19, 2024, https://www.drpethel.com/exhibit/items/show/2.