Overbrook (Nashville, Tennessee)

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Location4218 Harding Rd. Nashville, Tennessee 37208
Coordinates 36°08′00″N86°50′33″W / 36.133333°N 86.8425°W / 36.133333; -86.8425 Coordinates: 36°08′00″N86°50′33″W / 36.133333°N 86.8425°W / 36.133333; -86.8425
Built1913
Architectural style Classic revival
NRHP reference No. 84003511
Added to NRHPMarch 29, 1984

Overbrook is a building located in Nashville, Tennessee. The building is now used by Overbrook School and two other schools operated by The Dominican Sisters of St. Cecelia. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Davidson County, Tennessee (NRHP) in 1984.

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History

In 1913 Overbrook was constructed for businessman Joseph Warner. [1] It was purchased by St. Cecelia Congregation of the Dominican Sisters in 1923. [2] For a time the building was rented out. In 1927 the building was then rented out for $150 a month. [3] In 1928 it was rented by Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Davis: they lived in the building while they rebuilt their fire damaged home. [4] In 1936 it became a Catholic elementary school called "Overbrook School". The Dominican Sisters of St. Cecelia now run three private schools on the property. [2]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places listings in Davidson County, Tennessee (NRHP) on March 29, 1984. [5]

Description

The building is situated on a 96 acres (39 ha) property which features Kingfisher Creek - which is where the "brook" in the name "Overbrook" came from. The building is a Neo-Classical style building which is 8,700 ft (2,700 m). Then home is covered in stucco and it is an L-shaped brick building. [2] The 1913 news article in The Tennessean described a hall and the "Adams room" (drawing room) finished in Italian marble and white mahogany. The home also had French and English wallpaper and Persian tapestries throughout. The second level's floors were covered in white enamel, and there is mahogany woodwork. There was also a spring house on site with a water plant, garages and servants' houses. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 ""Overbrook" Handsome Country Home of Joseph Warner on Harding road". The Tennessean. 7 December 1913. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Overbrook (Dominican Campus White House)". Clio. Clio. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Overbrook for Rent-1927". The Tennessean. 18 September 1927. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "Overbrook-Davis Family-1928". The Tennessean. 30 September 1928. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "National Register Digital Assets - Overbrook Cave". npgallery. National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
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