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Image 1 of 1: Named for Tennessee congressman Estes Kefauver (1903-1963), this federal building was completed in 1952, and houses the federal courtrooms and offices that moved from Nashville's United States Customs House. Influenced by both the Simplified Classical and Modern styles, local architectural firm Marr & Holman integrated this modern office building into its historic surroundings by using repetitive fenestration paired with classic building materials, such as granite, mahogany, and limestone. As of 2019, the lobby retained original terrazzo floor details and a series of sculptures by Leonard Baskin (1922-2000) that were added in 1977. A rear annex was added to the building in 1974. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.
Named for Tennessee congressman Estes Kefauver (1903-1963), this federal building was completed in 1952, and houses the federal courtrooms and offices that moved from Nashville's United States Customs House. Influenced by both the Simplified Classical and Modern styles, local architectural firm Marr & Holman integrated this modern office building into its historic surroundings by using repetitive fenestration paired with classic building materials, such as granite, mahogany, and limestone. As of 2019, the lobby retained original terrazzo floor details and a series of sculptures by Leonard Baskin (1922-2000) that were added in 1977. A rear annex was added to the building in 1974. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.

Named for Tennessee congressman Estes Kefauver (1903-1963), this federal building was completed in 1952, and houses the federal courtrooms and offices that moved from Nashville's United States Customs House. Influenced by both the Simplified Classical and Modern styles, local architectural firm Marr & Holman integrated this modern office building into its historic surroundings by using repetitive fenestration paired with classic building materials, such as granite, mahogany, and limestone. As of 2019, the lobby retained original terrazzo floor details and a series of sculptures by Leonard Baskin (1922-2000) that were added in 1977. A rear annex was added to the building in 1974. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.

Estes Kefauver Building

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Description

Named for Tennessee congressman Estes Kefauver (1903-1963), this federal building was completed in 1952, and houses the federal courtrooms and offices that moved from Nashville's United States Customs House. Influenced by both the Simplified Classical and Modern styles, local architectural firm Marr & Holman integrated this modern office building into its historic surroundings by using repetitive fenestration paired with classic building materials, such as granite, mahogany, and limestone. As of 2019, the lobby retained original terrazzo floor details and a series of sculptures by Leonard Baskin (1922-2000) that were added in 1977. A rear annex was added to the building in 1974. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.

Title Estes Kefauver Building
Creator Nashville Historical Foundation
Author Jessica Reeves, Staff; 2018
Date 1952
Address 801 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37203
Type Building
Coverage Area 1
Source Marr & Holman, architecture firm
Contributor Leonard Baskin; Beers Construction Company; General Services Administration; Estes Kefauver; Albert Sanderson; Allan Stewart Thorn; Harry S. Truman
Subject Architecture; Downtown; Government and Politics; Post-World War II; National Register of Historic Places
Keywords Buildings, Federal Government, Modern, Estes Kefauver Building
Rights CC BY-NC 4.0