Morris Memorial Building

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Morris Memorial Building
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The Morris Memorial Building in 2010
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Location330 Charlotte Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Coordinates 36°10′01″N86°46′49″W / 36.16694°N 86.78028°W / 36.16694; -86.78028
Built1924–1926
Architect McKissack & McKissack
Architectural styleNeoclassical
NRHP reference No. 85000046 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 2, 1985

The Morris Memorial Building is a historic building in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. It was built in the 1920s for the African-American National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. and was named for longtime president Elias Camp Morris.

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Location

The building is located at 330 Charlotte Avenue in Nashville, the county seat of Davidson County, Tennessee. [2] [3] It used to be located at 33 Cedar St.

History

Construction began in 1924, and it was completed in 1926. [3] It was built for the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc., an African-American Christian denomination, to house the Nashville offices of the denomination's Sunday School Publishing Board. [3] [4] The building was also home to African-American businesses. [3]

By 2016, it was "the only building still standing that is originally associated with African-American businesses in the downtown core", according to The Tennessean . [5]

It used to be the site of the Commercial Hotel, which was the site of slave agent offices in the 1850s. [6]

Architectural significance

The building was designed in the Neoclassical architectural style by the architectural firm McKissack & McKissack. [3] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since January 2, 1985. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Morris Memorial Building". National Park Service. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Tennessee Thematic Resource Nomination Survey Form: Morris Memorial Building". National Park Service. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  4. ↑ Wynn, Linda T. "McKissack and McKissack Architects (1905- )". Tennessee State University. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  5. ↑ Ward, Getahn. "2016 Nashville Nine: Music City's most endangered historic places". The Tennessean. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  6. ↑ Phillips, Betsy (June 12, 2023). "The Morris Memorial Building Should Be Preserved as a Civil Rights Landmark". Nashville Scene.


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