Southern Methodist Publishing House | |
 The Southern Methodist Publishing House in 2010 | |
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| Location | 810 Broadway, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 36°9′32.8″N86°46′58.3″W / 36.159111°N 86.782861°W |
| Area | 0.4 acres (0.16 ha) |
| Built | 1906 |
| Architectural style | Commercial style |
| NRHP reference No. | 84003519 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 13, 1984 |
The Southern Methodist Publishing House is a historic building in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
The building is located at 810 Broadway in Nashville, the county seat of Davidson County, Tennessee. [2] [3] It is located on the corner of Broadway and Ninth Avenue. [3]
The Southern Methodist Publishing House was first established by Reverend Alexander Little Page Green. [4]
The five-storey building was completed in 1906. [2] It was built with steel and concrete, with a limestone and brick facade. [3] There is also a basement. [3] It was designed in the Commercial architectural style, with Neoclassical finishes. [3] It was built as a publishing house for the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. [3]
In 1957, the building was converted into an annex for the University of Tennessee at Nashville. [3] However, the university moved out of the building by the 1970s. [3]
It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since September 13, 1984. [2]
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