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Image 1 of 1: Nashville's historic Front Street Warehouses demonstrate the city's growth during the nineteenth century. Most of the two- to five-story buildings date from 1870 to 1890. Merchants built these warehouses with close proximity to the Cumberland River in order to serve the steamboat trade. As the shipping trade declined, the block of warehouses fell into disrepair. An adaptive reuse effort in the mid-1970s gave the warehouses a new life. Notable features include cornices, Italianate-style arched windows, and cast-iron detailing. As of 2019, the buildings housed restaurants, shops, apartments, condominiums, and more. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1972 as part of the Second Avenue Commercial District.
Nashville's historic Front Street Warehouses demonstrate the city's growth during the nineteenth century. Most of the two- to five-story buildings date from 1870 to 1890. Merchants built these warehouses with close proximity to the Cumberland River in order to serve the steamboat trade. As the shipping trade declined, the block of warehouses fell into disrepair. An adaptive reuse effort in the mid-1970s gave the warehouses a new life. Notable features include cornices, Italianate-style arched windows, and cast-iron detailing. As of 2019, the buildings housed restaurants, shops, apartments, condominiums, and more. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1972 as part of the Second Avenue Commercial District.

Nashville's historic Front Street Warehouses demonstrate the city's growth during the nineteenth century. Most of the two- to five-story buildings date from 1870 to 1890. Merchants built these warehouses with close proximity to the Cumberland River in order to serve the steamboat trade. As the shipping trade declined, the block of warehouses fell into disrepair. An adaptive reuse effort in the mid-1970s gave the warehouses a new life. Notable features include cornices, Italianate-style arched windows, and cast-iron detailing. As of 2019, the buildings housed restaurants, shops, apartments, condominiums, and more. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1972 as part of the Second Avenue Commercial District.

Front Street Warehouses

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Nashville's historic Front Street Warehouses demonstrate the city's growth during the nineteenth century. Most of the two- to five-story buildings date from 1870 to 1890. Merchants built these warehouses with close proximity to the Cumberland River in order to serve the steamboat trade. As the shipping trade declined, the block of warehouses fell into disrepair. An adaptive reuse effort in the mid-1970s gave the warehouses a new life. Notable features include cornices, Italianate-style arched windows, and cast-iron detailing. As of 2019, the buildings housed restaurants, shops, apartments, condominiums, and more. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1972 as part of the Second Avenue Commercial District.

Title Front Street Warehouses
Creator Nashville Historical Foundation
Author Tim Walker, NHF Executive Director; 2018
Date c.1860-1900
Address 138 First Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37201
Type Building
Coverage Area 1
Source Various
Contributor DeMoss and Sons; H.G. Lipscomb Wholesale; Nelson and Company; Rhea Building; Spring Brook Building; Washington Square; Watkins Block
Subject Architecture; Civil War and Reconstruction; Downtown; Industry; New Nashville; New South; National Register of Historic Places
Keywords Adaptive Reuse, Bars, Buildings, Commercial, Cumberland River, Economy, Italianate, Retail, Restaurants, National Register District, Front Street Warehouses
Rights CC BY-NC 4.0