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Coordinates: 36°10′2″N 86°46′43″W / 36.16722°N 86.77861°W / 36.16722; -86.77861
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Davidson County Courthouse
Davidson County Courthouse
Davidson County Courthouse - Nashville City Hall is located in Tennessee
Davidson County Courthouse - Nashville City Hall
Davidson County Courthouse - Nashville City Hall is located in the United States
Davidson County Courthouse - Nashville City Hall
LocationPublic Sq., Nashville, Tennessee
Coordinates36°10′2″N 86°46′43″W / 36.16722°N 86.77861°W / 36.16722; -86.77861
Built1936-37
ArchitectFrederic Charles Hirons; Woolwine, Emmons
Architectural styleArt Deco
NRHP reference No.87000670[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 23, 1987

Davidson County Courthouse, also known as Metropolitan Courthouse, is an Art Deco building built during 1936–37 in Nashville, Tennessee. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

It is an eight-story steelframe building sheathed with light beige Indiana limestone and gray-green granite as trim at entrances. It was designed by Nashville architect Emmons H. Woolwine and Hirons and Dennison of New York, who won a design competition for the project. It was the first building with central air conditioning in Davidson County.[2]

On May 30, 2020 the building was affected by fire started by rioters.[3] Despite damage, the courthouse still reopened on June 1, 2020,[4] with at least one suspected arsonist arrested.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ David Paine (November 24, 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Davidson County Courthouse / Metropolitan Courthouse". National Park Service. Retrieved January 28, 2017. with photos
  3. ^ https://eu.tennessean.com/story/news/crime/2020/05/31/nashville-police-arrest-courthouse-fire-wesley-somers/5304025002/
  4. ^ https://www.newschannel5.com/news/nashville-courthouse-to-reopen-monday-after-destructive-protests
  5. ^ https://www.ajc.com/news/breaking-nashville-city-hall-set-ablaze-amid-george-floyd-protest/tK8HBHVjukQBhSfsGiw2fJ/


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