Nashville Children's Museum
National Register of Historic Places

Nashville Children's Museum

Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
Listed
May 5, 1971
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
71000818

About this property

Lindsley Hall is a historic building in Nashville, Tennessee. Built in the antebellum South as the main building of the University of Nashville, it served as a Union hospital during the Civil War. It became the Nashville Children's Museum in 1945. In 1974 the museum moved to a new facility at 800 Fort Negley Boulevard, became the Cumberland Science Museum and is now known as the Adventure Science Center. The building is once again called Lindsley Hall and is used by the City of Nashville for Metro Government offices.

Location

724 2nd Ave., S.
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
36.15430, -86.76810

Categories

MILITARYEDUCATIONARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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When was Nashville Children's Museum listed on the National Register?

Nashville Children's Museum was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 5, 1971.

What type of historic resource is Nashville Children's Museum?

Nashville Children's Museum is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Nashville Children's Museum?

The period of significance for Nashville Children's Museum is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1945.

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