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Morris Memorial Building
The Morris Memorial Building in 2010
Location330 Charlotte Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Built1924–1926
ArchitectMcKissack & McKissack
Architectural styleNeoclassical
NRHP reference No.85000046[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 2, 1985

The Morris Memorial Building is a historic building in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. It was built in the 1920s for the African-American National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc..

Location

The building is located at 330 Charlotte Avenue in Nashville, the county seat of Davidson County, Tennessee.[2][3]

History

Construction began in 1924, and it was completed in 1926.[3] It was designed in the Neoclassical architectural style by the architectural firm McKissack & McKissack.[3] It was built for the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc., an African-American Christian denomination to house the Nashville offices of the denomination's Sunday School Publishing Board.[3][4] The building was also home to African-American businesses.[3] It is the only McKissack & McKissack building still standing in downtown Nashville, Tennessee.[5]

Architectural significance

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since January 2, 1985.[2]

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Morris Memorial Building". National Park Service. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Tennessee Thematic Resource Nomination Survey Form: Morris Memorial Building". National Park Service. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  4. ^ Wynn, Linda T. "McKissack and McKissack Architects (1905- )". Tennessee State University. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  5. ^ Ward, Getahn. "2016 Nashville Nine: Music City's most endangered historic places". The Tennessean. The Tennessean. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
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