Berger Building | |
 The Berger Building in 2010 | |
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| Location | 164 North 8th Avenue (Rosa L Parks Blvd), Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 36°9′38.8″N86°46′58.8″W / 36.160778°N 86.783000°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1926 |
| Architect | O. J. Billis |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Commercial Style |
| NRHP reference No. | 84000376 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 8, 1984 |
The Berger Building is a historic building in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
The building is located at 164 North 8th Avenue (Rosa L Parks Blvd) in Nashville, the county seat of Davidson County, Tennessee. [2] [3] It is downtown. [3]
In 1925, Samuel Berger, a businessman, purchased the land as an investment. [3] He hired architect O. J. Billis to design this two-storey building. [3] It was completed in 1926, and Berger leased it to other businesses for commercial use. [3]
When Berger died in 1934, the building was willed to Vanderbilt University. [3] It belonged to the university for the next two decades, until they sold it in 1954. [3]
It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 8, 1984. [2]
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The Tennessee State Capitol, located in Nashville, Tennessee, is the seat of government for the U.S. state of Tennessee. It serves as the home of both houses of the Tennessee General Assembly–the Tennessee House of Representatives and the Tennessee Senate–and also contains the governor's office. Designed by architect William Strickland (1788–1854) of Philadelphia and Nashville, it was built between 1845 and 1859 and is one of Nashville's most prominent examples of Greek Revival architecture. The building, one of 12 state capitols that does not have a dome, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 and named a National Historic Landmark in 1971. The tomb of James K. Polk, the 11th president of the United States, is on the capitol grounds.
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