The Frost Building is a historic building in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. It was built in the 1910s for the Southern Baptist Convention.
Frost Building | |
 The Frost Building in 2010 | |
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| Location | 161 8th Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 36°9′38″N 86°47′0″W / 36.16056°N 86.78333°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1913 |
| Built by | Selden Breck |
| Architect | Hart-Gardner |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 80003791[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 25, 1980 |
Location edit
The building is located at 161 8th Avenue North in Nashville, the county seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, USA.[2][3] It stands to the left of the Savage House, another historic building listed on the NRHP.
History edit
The four-story building was completed in 1913.[3] It was constructed with gray granite.[3] It was designed in the Neoclassical architectural style.[3] It was built as a Sunday school and publishing house for the Southern Baptist Convention.[3] The building was named in honor of Dr James Marion Frost, a Southern Baptist preacher.[3]
In 1979, the building was renovated by the Baptist Sunday School Board, and in 1993, the firm of Hart Freeland Roberts used photographs to restore the office of Dr. Frost.[3][4]
Architectural significance edit
It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 25, 1980.[2]
References edit
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "Frost Building". National Park Service. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Frost Building". National Park Service. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ van West, Carroll (2015). Nashville Architecture: A Guide to the City (2nd ed.). University of Tennessee Press. ISBN 9781572339200.
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