The Sullivan Tower was a high-rise building in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. It was built between 1940—1953, and demolished in 2018.
| Sullivan Tower | |
|---|---|
 The Sullivan Tower in 2008 | |
 | |
| General information | |
| Address | 127 9th Avenue North |
| Town or city | Nashville |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 36°09′36″N 86°47′03″W / 36.1601°N 86.7841°W |
| Construction started | 1940 |
| Completed | 1953 |
| Demolished | July 21, 2018 |
| Height | 48.16 m (158.0 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 11 |
History
editThe Sullivan Tower was built between 1940 and 1953.[1] It was part of 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
editThe 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
edit- ^ "Sullivan Tower". Emporis. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "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.
- ^ a b c Tamburin, Adam (July 21, 2018). "Sullivan Tower: In seconds, historic building vanishes from Nashville skyline". The Tennessean. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- ^ a b 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.
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