Matthew McGannon, professor of surgery at Vanderbilt University and officer of the Tennessee-Hermitage Bank, saw a need for a large modern building to serve the city’s rapidly expanding medical community. The Doctor's Building, and later the Bennie Dillon building, became a center for medical professionals' offices until the 1960s. The building, designed by Edwin Dougherty (1876-1943) and Thomas Gardner, is a six-story brick building notable for its use of glazed terra-cotta tile. Dougherty and Gardner's commercial interpretation of the Renaissance Revival style produced a functional yet ornate office building. As of 2019, the building was home to a hotel and several storefronts, including the fictional "Highway 65 Records" from the television show Nashville. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
Doctor's Building
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Matthew McGannon, professor of surgery at Vanderbilt University and officer of the Tennessee-Hermitage Bank, saw a need for a large modern building to serve the city’s rapidly expanding medical community. The Doctor's Building, and later the Bennie Dillon building, became a center for medical professionals' offices until the 1960s. The building, designed by Edwin Dougherty (1876-1943) and Thomas Gardner, is a six-story brick building notable for its use of glazed terra-cotta tile. Dougherty and Gardner's commercial interpretation of the Renaissance Revival style produced a functional yet ornate office building. As of 2019, the building was home to a hotel and several storefronts, including the fictional "Highway 65 Records" from the television show Nashville. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.