Draper Tower

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Draper Tower
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The Draper Tower in 2009
Draper Tower
Alternative namesCentennial Tower, LifeWay Tower
General information
StatusDemolished
Address117 10th Avenue North
Town or city Nashville, Tennessee
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 36°9′33″N86°47′7″W / 36.15917°N 86.78528°W / 36.15917; -86.78528
Construction started1989
Completed1990
Inaugurated1991
DemolishedJanuary 6, 2018
Cost$15.5 million
Height212 feet (65 meters)
Technical details
Floor count12

The Draper Tower (also known as Centennial Tower and LifeWay Tower) was a high-rise building in Nashville, Tennessee. It was built from 1989 to 1990, and inaugurated in 1991. The building was demolished in 2018.

History

Draper Tower was built in 1989–1990, [1] at a cost of $15.5 million. [2] It was designed in the Modernist architectural style. [1] It was dedicated in 1991. [3] [2]

The building stood next to the Sullivan Tower, and it was an expansion of the headquarters of LifeWay Christian Resources. It was formally named after James T. Draper Jr., the president of LifeWay Christian Resources from 1991 to 2006, [3] but it was commonly known as Centennial Tower. [3]

The tower was demolished via implosion on January 6, 2018, by Southwest Value Partners, a real estate development company based in San Diego, California. [3] The company is expected to develop part of the Nashville Yards where the tower stood. [3]

LifeWay Christian Resources moved its headquarters to the Capitol View area. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Draper Tower". Emporis . Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. 1 2 Waddle, Ray (February 6, 1991). "Baptists' tower dedicated" . The Tennessean. p. 16. Retrieved July 25, 2018 via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Meyer, Holly (January 6, 2018). "LifeWay implosion: How does the tower's namesake feel?". The Tennessean. Retrieved July 25, 2018.