Sullivan Tower
The Sullivan Tower was a high-rise building in Nashville, Tennessee. It was built in 1940-1953, and demolished in 2018.
Sullivan Tower | |
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The Sullivan Tower in 2008 | |
General information | |
Address | 127 9th Avenue North |
Town or city | Nashville |
Country | United States |
Construction started | 1940 |
Completed | 1953 |
Demolished | July 21, 2018 |
Height | 48.16 meter |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 11 |
History
The Sullivan Tower was built between 1940 and 1953.[1] It was the headquarters of the Southern Baptist Sunday School,[2][3] later known as LifeWay Christian Resources, until November 2017, when the company moved to the Capitol View area.[4]
The building was imploded by Southwest Value Partners, a real estate development company based in San Diego, California, on July 21, 2018.[5][6] The developer is expected to develop part of the Nashville Yards where it stood.[6]
Architectural significance
The building was designed in the Art Deco architectural style.[5] In 2017, after requests from local preservationists, the Nashville Metro Historical Commission recommended its inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places,[7] to no avail.[5]
References
- "Sullivan Tower". Emporis. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- "Sullivan Tower Area Highlight". The Tennessean. January 11, 1976. p. 6. Retrieved July 25, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- Ward, Getahn (April 13, 1998). "Publisher wants to give you a view". The Tennessean. p. 40. Retrieved July 25, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- Ward, Getahn (October 24, 2017). "City's Biggest Implosion Looms". The Tennessean. p. A6. Retrieved July 25, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- Tamburin, Adam (July 21, 2018). "Sullivan Tower: In seconds, historic building vanishes from Nashville skyline". The Tennessean. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- Snyder, Eric (July 23, 2018). "Watch downtown's Sullivan Tower come crashing down". Nashville Business Journal. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- Ward, Getahn (June 19, 2017). "Preservationists want to save tower". The Tennessean. p. 10. Retrieved July 25, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.