Germantown Historic District
Germantown Historic District (7th at Monroe)
Germantown Historic District is located in Tennessee
Germantown Historic District
Germantown Historic District is located in the United States
Germantown Historic District
LocationNashville, Tennessee
Coordinates36°10′36″N 86°47′25″W / 36.176667°N 86.790278°W / 36.176667; -86.790278
Built
  • 1850-1874
  • 1875-1899
  • 1900-1924
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural style
Websitehistoricgermantown.org
NRHP reference No.79002422
Added to NRHPAugust 1, 1979

Buena Vista Historic District is a historic neighborhood in East Nashville, Tennessee. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Davidson County, Tennessee (NRHP) in 1979.

History

Historic Germantown is Nashville's oldest neighborhood. Immigrants from Germany began to build homes there in the 1840s.[1] The area was established as Germantown in the 1850s. The boundaries of the district are Jefferson Street, third Avenue North, Taylor Street and Eight Avenue North.[2] The area encompasses 18 city blocks.[1] The architecture of the homes in the area includes: Italianate architecture, Stick architecture, Eastlake architecture and Queen Anne style architecture.[2]

NRHP

The District was added to the National Register of Historic Places listings in Davidson County, Tennessee on August 1, 1979.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Finch, Jackie Sheckler (2007). Nashville. Washington D.C.: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 291. ISBN 9780762755677. Archived from the original on March 3, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "National Register Digital Assets - Germantown Historic District". npgallery. National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior. Archived from the original on December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.


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