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Image 1 of 1: Lindsley Hall was built in 1854 to house the University of Nashville. Soon afterwards it was sold to the Western Military Institute, and after the outbreak of the Civil War in 1862, it was converted into a hospital for Union soldiers. The building was designed by Prussian-born architect Adolphus Heiman in the Gothic-Revival style, and the building's use reverted back to educational purposes after the war. From 1945 to 1974, it became the home of the Nashville Children’s Museum. Today, Lindsley Hall houses the governmental offices of the Nashville Metropolitan Government.
Lindsley Hall was built in 1854 to house the University of Nashville. Soon afterwards it was sold to the Western Military Institute, and after the outbreak of the Civil War in 1862, it was converted into a hospital for Union soldiers. The building was designed by Prussian-born architect Adolphus Heiman in the Gothic-Revival style, and the building's use reverted back to educational purposes after the war. From 1945 to 1974, it became the home of the Nashville Children’s Museum. Today, Lindsley Hall houses the governmental offices of the Nashville Metropolitan Government.

Lindsley Hall was built in 1854 to house the University of Nashville. Soon afterwards it was sold to the Western Military Institute, and after the outbreak of the Civil War in 1862, it was converted into a hospital for Union soldiers. The building was designed by Prussian-born architect Adolphus Heiman in the Gothic-Revival style, and the building's use reverted back to educational purposes after the war. From 1945 to 1974, it became the home of the Nashville Children’s Museum. Today, Lindsley Hall houses the governmental offices of the Nashville Metropolitan Government.

Lindsley Hall

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Description

Lindsley Hall was built in 1854 to house the University of Nashville. Soon afterwards it was sold to the Western Military Institute, and after the outbreak of the Civil War in 1862, it was converted into a hospital for Union soldiers. The building was designed by Prussian-born architect Adolphus Heiman in the Gothic-Revival style, and the building's use reverted back to educational purposes after the war. From 1945 to 1974, it became the home of the Nashville Children’s Museum. Today, Lindsley Hall houses the governmental offices of the Nashville Metropolitan Government.

Title Lindsley Hall
Creator Nashville Historical Foundation
Author Caroline Tvardy, Belmont University; 2020
Date 1854; 1862
Address 730 President Ronald Reagan Way, Nashville, TN 37210
Type Building
Coverage Area 1
Source Adolphus Heiman, architect; University of Nashville
Contributor Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County; Montgomery Bell Academy; George Peabody College; Western Military Institute
Subject Antebellum; Architecture; Education; Government and Politics; Hospitals; Military
Keywords Buildings, Gothic Revival, Metro Government, Montgomery Bell Academy, Phillip Lindsley, Union Army, Civil War
Rights CC BY-NC 4.0