Sullivan Tower
The Sullivan Tower in 2008
General information
Address127 9th Avenue North
Town or cityNashville
CountryUnited States
Construction started1940
Completed1953
DemolishedJuly 21, 2018
Height48.16 meter
Technical details
Floor count11

The Sullivan Tower was a high-rise building in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. It was built in 1940–1953, and demolished in 2018.

History

The 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

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

  1. ↑ "Sullivan Tower". Emporis. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Sullivan Tower Area Highlight". The Tennessean. January 11, 1976. p. 6. Retrieved July 25, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Ward, Getahn (April 13, 1998). "Publisher wants to give you a view". The Tennessean. p. 40. Retrieved July 25, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Ward, Getahn (October 24, 2017). "City's Biggest Implosion Looms". The Tennessean. p. A6. Retrieved July 25, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. 1 2 3 Tamburin, Adam (July 21, 2018). "Sullivan Tower: In seconds, historic building vanishes from Nashville skyline". The Tennessean. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  6. 1 2 Snyder, Eric (July 23, 2018). "Watch downtown's Sullivan Tower come crashing down". Nashville Business Journal. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  7. ↑ 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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