Frost Building (Nashville, Tennessee) Explained

Frost Building
Location:161 8th Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Coordinates:36.1606°N -86.7833°W
Architect:Hart-Gardner
Builder:Selden Breck
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:November 25, 1980
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:80003791

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.[1] [2] 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.[2] It was constructed with gray granite.[2] It was designed in the Neoclassical architectural style.[2] It was built as a Sunday school and publishing house for the Southern Baptist Convention.[2] The building was named in honor of Dr James Marion Frost, a Southern Baptist preacher.[2]

In 1979, the building was renovated by the Baptist Sunday School Board, and in 1993, the firm of Hart Freeland Roberts used photographs to restore the office of Dr. Frost.[2] [3]

Architectural significance

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 25, 1980.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Frost Building . National Park Service. September 25, 2015.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Frost Building . National Park Service. September 24, 2015.
  3. Book: van West. Carroll. Nashville Architecture: A Guide to the City. 2015. University of Tennessee Press. 9781572339200. 2nd.