Frost Building (Nashville, Tennessee)

Frost Building
The Frost Building in 2010
Location 161 8th Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Coordinates 36°9′38″N 86°47′0″W / 36.16056°N 86.78333°W / 36.16056; -86.78333Coordinates: 36°9′38″N 86°47′0″W / 36.16056°N 86.78333°W / 36.16056; -86.78333
Area less than one acre
Built 1913 (1913)
Built by Selden Breck
Architect Hart-Gardner
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP Reference # 80003791[1]
Added to NRHP November 25, 1980

The Frost Building is a historic building in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. It was built in the 1910s for the Southern Baptist Convention.

Location

The building is located at 161 8th Avenue North in Nashville, the county seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, USA.[2][3] It stands to the left of the Savage House, another historic building listed on the NRHP.

History

The four-story building was completed in 1913.[3] It was constructed with gray granite.[3] It was designed in the Neoclassical architectural style.[3] It was built as a Sunday school and publishing house for the Southern Baptist Convention.[3] The building was named in honor of Dr James Marion Frost, a Southern Baptist preacher.[3]

It was renovated in 1979.[3]

Architectural significance

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 25, 1980.[2]

References

  1. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "Frost Building". National Park Service. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Frost Building". National Park Service. Retrieved September 24, 2015.


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