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| Sullivan Tower | |
|---|---|
 The Sullivan Tower in 2008 | |
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General information | |
| Location | 127 9th Avenue North, Nashville, 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 | |
| Height | 48.16 m (158.0 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 11 |
The Sullivan Tower was a high-rise building in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. It was named after Lifeway Christian Resource's President, James L. Sullivan. It was built between 1940—1956, and demolished in 2018.
History
[edit]The first two floors of the Art Deco-style building were completed in 1940; nine more floors were added from 1950 to 1956 and later named for Sullivan. [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
[edit]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
[edit]- ↑ "James L. Sullivan; the tower is gone, legacy remains | Baptist Press". www.baptistpress.com. 2018-07-23. Retrieved 2025-11-21.
- ↑ "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.
- 1 2 3 Tamburin, Adam (July 21, 2018). "Sullivan Tower: In seconds, historic building vanishes from Nashville skyline". The Tennessean. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- 1 2 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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