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Image 1 of 1: Built in 1895, this location originally housed the James Geddes Engine Company Number 6. It was named for James Geddes (1828-1914), who worked as a surveyor for the Louisville and Nashville railroad. It was constructed using red brick, stone, metal, and terra cotta. It is the only remaining fire hall built in the city during the late nineteenth century and the last to have used horse-drawn equipment. The lot was acquired by attorney Larry L. Roberts (1939-) in 2012, and sold to L&L Nashville LLC for nearly $2.62 million. Between 1983 and 2019, the building housed the law office of Roberts, Thornton, & Pence as well as attorney David Gardner (c.1900s-). The building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Built in 1895, this location originally housed the James Geddes Engine Company Number 6. It was named for James Geddes (1828-1914), who worked as a surveyor for the Louisville and Nashville railroad. It was constructed using red brick, stone, metal, and terra cotta. It is the only remaining fire hall built in the city during the late nineteenth century and the last to have used horse-drawn equipment. The lot was acquired by attorney Larry L. Roberts (1939-) in 2012, and sold to L&L Nashville LLC for nearly $2.62 million. Between 1983 and 2019, the building housed the law office of Roberts, Thornton, & Pence as well as attorney David Gardner (c.1900s-). The building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Built in 1895, this location originally housed the James Geddes Engine Company Number 6. It was named for James Geddes (1828-1914), who worked as a surveyor for the Louisville and Nashville railroad. It was constructed using red brick, stone, metal, and terra cotta. It is the only remaining fire hall built in the city during the late nineteenth century and the last to have used horse-drawn equipment. The lot was acquired by attorney Larry L. Roberts (1939-) in 2012, and sold to L&L Nashville LLC for nearly $2.62 million. Between 1983 and 2019, the building housed the law office of Roberts, Thornton, & Pence as well as attorney David Gardner (c.1900s-). The building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

James Geddes Engine Company Number 6

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Description

Built in 1895, this location originally housed the James Geddes Engine Company Number 6. It was named for James Geddes (1828-1914), who worked as a surveyor for the Louisville and Nashville railroad. It was constructed using red brick, stone, metal, and terra cotta. It is the only remaining fire hall built in the city during the late nineteenth century and the last to have used horse-drawn equipment. The lot was acquired by attorney Larry L. Roberts (1939-) in 2012, and sold to L&L Nashville LLC for nearly $2.62 million. Between 1983 and 2019, the building housed the law office of Roberts, Thornton, & Pence as well as attorney David Gardner (c.1900s-). The building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Title James Geddes Engine Company Number 6
Creator Nashville Historical Foundation
Author Marley Abbott, MTSU Student; 2019
Date 1895
Address 629 Second Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37210
Type Building
Coverage Area 1
Source City of Nashville, original owner
Contributor Larry L. Roberts; L and L Nashville LLC
Subject Architecture; Businesses; Government and Politics; Neighborhoods; New South; National Register of Historic Places
Keywords Adaptive Reuse, Buildings, Legal, Rutledge Hill, Fire Halls, Eclectic Victorian, James Geddes Engine Company Number 6
Rights CC BY-NC 4.0