Woodmont Terrace Apartments

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Woodmont Terrace Apartments
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The Woodmont Terrace Apartments in 2014
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Location920 Woodmont Boulevard, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Coordinates 36°06′41″N86°47′00″W / 36.11139°N 86.78333°W / 36.11139; -86.78333 Coordinates: 36°06′41″N86°47′00″W / 36.11139°N 86.78333°W / 36.11139; -86.78333
Area11 acres (4.5 ha)
Built1938-39
Architect Warfield and Keeble
Architectural style Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 03000280 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 21, 2003

The Woodmont Terrace Apartments is a historic apartment complex in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.

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Location

The buildings are located at 920 Woodmont Boulevard in Nashville, the county seat of Davidson County, Tennessee. [2] [3]

History

Construction of the eleven apartment buildings began in 1938, and it was completed within a year, in 1939. [3] A year later, in 1940, an office building was built adjacent to the residential buildings. [3] Two decades later, in 1965, five more apartments were added to the office building. By 1983, a gym and a swimming-pool were also added to the office building. [3]

The seven two-storey buildings were designed in the Colonial Revival architectural style. [3]

Architectural signifiance

The original seven residential buildings have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 21, 2003. [2]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Woodmont Terrace Apartments". National Park Service. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Philip Thomason; Teresa Douglass (August 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Woodmont Terrace Apartments". National Park Service . Retrieved September 24, 2015. With 19 photos.