Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged (Nashville, Tennessee)

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Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged
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The Little Sisters of the Poor Home in 2014
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Location1400 18th Ave., S., Nashville, Tennessee
Coordinates 36°8′27″N86°47′44″W / 36.14083°N 86.79556°W / 36.14083; -86.79556
Area2.2 acres (0.89 ha)
Built1916 (1916)
Architect Barnett, Haynes & Barnett
Architectural styleRenaissance, Vern. Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No. 85001608 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 25, 1985

The Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged is a historic building in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.. It was built in 1916 for the Little Sisters of the Poor, a Roman Catholic order which takes care of the elderly poor. [2] [3] It closed down in 1968, and it was turned into a series of nursing homes until 1998. [3] It was subsequently used by the music industry, including Sony. [3] In 2014, Sony Music sold it to Vanderbilt University for US$12.1 million. [3]

The building has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 25, 1985. [4]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged". National Park Service. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Williams, Lance (July 2, 2014). "Vanderbilt buys historical building from Sony Music". The Tennessean. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  4. "Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged". National Park Service. Retrieved September 16, 2016.