Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged | |
Coordinates: | 36.1408°N -86.7956°W |
Architecture: | Renaissance, Vern. Renaissance Revival |
Added: | July 25, 1985 |
Refnum: | 85001608 |
The Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged is a historic building in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.. It was built in 1916 for the Little Sisters of the Poor, a Roman Catholic order which takes care of the elderly poor.[1] [2] It closed down in 1968, and it was turned into a series of nursing homes until 1998.[2] It was subsequently used by the music industry, including Sony.[2] In 2014, Sony Music sold it to Vanderbilt University for US$12.1 million.[2]
The building has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 25, 1985.[3]