Longview is a historic mansion in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
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| Location | 811 Caldwell lane, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 36°06′21.6″N 86°46′32.5″W / 36.106000°N 86.775694°W |
| Area | 1.3 acres (0.53 ha) |
| Built | 1850 |
| Architectural style | Beaux-Arts |
| NRHP reference No. | 83003027[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 12, 1983 |
Location edit
The mansion is located at 811 Caldwell lane in South Nashville, the county seat of Davidson County, Tennessee and capital of the state.[2][3]
History edit
A one-story cottage was built in the Antebellum era for Henry Norvell and Laura Sevier, the granddaughter of John Sevier, who had served as the first Governor of Tennessee.[3] During the Civil War, the house was used by Confederate General John Bell Hood in his preparation before the Battle of Nashville of December 15–16, 1864.[3]
In 1878, the cottage was purchased by James Erwin Caldwell, the president of the Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Company, which installed the Bell System in the American South.[3] Caldwell redesigned the house in the Italianate architectural style, and added a second story.[3] He lived there with his wife, Mary Winston, and their ten children.[3]
The house was redesigned in the Beaux-Arts architectural style in 1906.[3] In that process, the house was expanded with a portico, a winding staircase, and an attic in the third story.[3]
After Caldwell's death, the house was sold to the Franklin Road Church of Christ.[3] It was converted into a church building, and it remained a church for eight years.[3] In 1960, the house was purchased by Dr Nicholas de Palma.[3] He sold it in 1977.[3]
Architectural significance edit
It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since January 12, 1983.[2]
References edit
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "Longview". National Park Service. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Longview". National Park Service. Retrieved September 24, 2015.