Germantown Historic District
Germantown Historic District | |
Germantown Historic District (7th at Monroe) | |
| Location | Nashville, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates | 36°10′36″N 86°47′25″W / 36.176667°N 86.790278°W |
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| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | |
| Website | historicgermantown |
| NRHP reference No. | 79002422 |
| Added to NRHP | August 1, 1979 |
Germantown Historic District is a historic neighborhood in North Nashville, Tennessee. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Davidson County, Tennessee (NRHP) on August 1, 1979.[1]
History
Historic Germantown is Nashville's oldest neighborhood. Immigrants from Germany began to build homes there in the 1840s.[2] 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.[1] The area encompasses 18 city blocks.[2] The architecture of the homes in the area includes Italianate architecture, Stick architecture, Eastlake architecture and Queen Anne style architecture.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b 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.