Doctor's Building
National Register of Historic Places

Doctor's Building

Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
Listed
July 24, 1985
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
85001607

About this property

The Doctor's Building is a six-story commercial building in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, that was constructed in 1916 (some sources say 1910) and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The building site was the former location of the home of railroad magnate Colonel Edmund William Cole, with his home being the last 19th-century mansion on Church Street. A new building, known as "The Doctor's Building" was then constructed as a three-story building, with medical offices on the upper floors, and retail shops on the ground floor. A few years later (in either 1916 or 1921), it had three more stories added, increasing its size to 100,000 square feet (9,300 m2). The design, by architect Edward Emmett Dougherty of the architectural firm "Dougherty and Gardner" was of the elaborate Beaux-Arts or Renaissance Revival style. The exterior is sheathed with glazed architectural terracotta, restored by Ludowici-Celadon in the 1980s. In the 1940s and 1950s, the building consisted of office space for many of the city's doctors and dentists.

Location

706 Church St.
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
36.16226, -86.78292

Categories

COMMERCEARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Doctor's Building listed on the National Register?

Doctor's Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 24, 1985.

What type of historic resource is Doctor's Building?

Doctor's Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Doctor's Building?

The period of significance for Doctor's Building is recorded as the industrial era.

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