William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower

William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower

General information
Type	Office
Architectural style	International Style
Location	312 Rosa L. Parks Ave. Nashville, Tennessee United States
Coordinates	36°09′50″N 86°47′06″W / 36.1639°N 86.7849°W / 36.1639; -86.7849Coordinates: 36°09′50″N 86°47′06″W / 36.1639°N 86.7849°W / 36.1639; -86.7849
Completed	1970
Owner	State of Tennessee
Height
Roof	452 feet (138 m)
Technical details
Floor count	31
Design and construction
Architect	Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

The William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower (also known as the Tennessee Tower) is a skyscraper in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, that houses Tennessee government offices. The tower was built for the National Life and Accident Insurance Company and served as its National Life Center until the State of Tennessee acquired it on January 3, 1994. More than 1,000 state employees who had been assigned to numerous locations now work in the building.^[1]

The building is named in honor of William R. Snodgrass, a career public servant who served as Tennessee's Comptroller of the Treasury from 1955 to 1999.

The tower was struck by lightning on August 31, 2003, which caused a firepump to turn on the sprinkler system. This caused flooding and extensive damage to the elevator shafts.^[2]

Prior to being purchased by the state, the building was used to display messages by turning on lights in the windows on the front of the building. After being dormant for 10 years a new message – "Peace" – was displayed on December 17, 2007.^[3]

References

↑ "Tennessee Department of General Services". State of Tennessee. Archived from the original on February 3, 2009.
↑ Moriarty, Megan (September 3, 2002). "Workers set to return today to damaged Tennessee Tower". The City Paper. Retrieved December 16, 2007.
↑ Fender, Jessica (December 18, 2007). "A tradition resumes ... State building beams 'Peace'". The Tennessean. Retrieved December 18, 2007.

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Nashville landmarks

Existing	AT&T Building Belmont Mansion Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park Bridgestone Arena Centennial Park Cheekwood Country Music Hall of Fame First Tennessee Park Fort Nashborough Fort Negley Frist Center for the Visual Arts Gaylord Opryland Resort Greer Stadium The Hermitage Life & Casualty Tower Memorial Gymnasium Music City Center Nashville City Cemetery Nashville International Airport Nashville Zoo at Grassmere Nissan Stadium Parthenon Ryman Auditorium Schermerhorn Symphony Center John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge Tennessee Performing Arts Center Tennessee State Capitol Tennessee State Museum Tennessee Tower Union Station Vanderbilt Stadium

Former	Opryland USA Starwood Amphitheatre Sulphur Dell

Skyscrapers in Nashville

Current	AT&T Building Fifth Third Center William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower The Pinnacle at Symphony Place Life & Casualty Tower Nashville City Center James K. Polk State Office Building Renaissance Nashville Hotel Viridian Tower One Nashville Place Regions Center Sheraton Nashville Downtown SunTrust Building Bank of America Plaza Andrew Jackson State Office Building Palmer Plaza Parkway Towers

Under construction	West End Summit

Proposed	505

Cancelled	Signature Tower

See also	List of tallest buildings in Nashville List of tallest buildings in Tennessee

Preceded by Life & Casualty Tower	Tallest Building in Nashville 1970—1986 138m	Succeeded by Fifth Third Center

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William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower

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