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William Walker, "Grey-eyed Man of Destiny"
Born May 8, 1824, Walker moved to this site from 6th Ave. N. in 1840. He graduated from the University of Nashville summa cum laude at the age of fourteen. He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh and University of Heidelberg before…
Union Station
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…
Vauxhall Garden
This fashionable place of entertainment was established by Messrs. Decker & Dyer in 1827 and operated for more than a decade. It covered several acres & included a ballroom, dining hall and miniature railroad. President Andrew Jackson was honored…
Nashville General Hospital
Opened on this site February 1890, with a capacity of 60 beds. Doctor Charles Brower of the University of Nashville Medical Department was appointed Superintendent. In 1891 a school of nursing was opened with Miss Charlotte E. Perkins as…
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
This building, renowned for its pure Gothic architecture and harmony of proportions, was designed by Wills & Dudley, of New York in a style suggesting an English village church. The cornerstone was laid May 7, 1852, by Bishop James Otey. The church…
Customs House
President Rutherford B. Hayes laid its cornerstone in 1877. Designed by Treasury Department architect W.A. Potter, it was occupied in 1882 by collectors of customs and internal revenue, U.S. courts, and Nashville’s main post office. Addition to rear…
Nashville Centennial
The Centennial Exposition on this site in 1880 from April 23 through May 30, marked a century of progress since the founding of Nashville. There were parades, oratory, music, historical, art and commercial exhibits; theatrical performances, and “the…
Nashville Brewery
The Nashville Brewery opened here in 1859 operating under several names and owners until William Gerst acquired it in 1893. Gerst brewed some of the South’s finest ales and lagers until Prohibition, when sodas and malt beverages were bottled. William…
Ward Seminary
Ward Seminary for Young Ladies, founded in 1865 by Dr. William E. Ward, stood at this site many years. Dr. Ward, a graduate of Cumberland University in Lebanon in both law and divinity, died in 1887. The school was sold, but continued to operate as…
Christ Church Cathedral
Organized in 1829, Christ Church was Nashville’s first Episcopal parish. The present Victorian Gothic church, designed by Francis Hatch Kimball of New York, opened for services on Dec. 16, 1894; the tower, by local architect Russell E. Hart., was…