Germantown Historic District

Germantown Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Germantown Historic District (7th at Monroe)
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Location	Nashville, Tennessee
Coordinates	36°10′36″N86°47′25″W / 36.176667°N 86.790278°W / 36.176667; -86.790278
Built	1850-1874 1875-1899 1900-1924
Architect	Multiple
Architectural style	Italianate architecture Stick architecture Eastlake architecture Queen Anne style architecture
Website	historicgermantown.org
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

1. "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.
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.