Woodmont Terrace Apartments

The Woodmont Terrace Apartments is a historic apartment complex in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.

Woodmont Terrace Apartments
The Woodmont Terrace Apartments in 2014
Location920 Woodmont Boulevard, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Coordinates36°06′41″N 86°47′00″W
Area11 acres (4.5 ha)
Built1938-39
ArchitectWarfield and Keeble
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.03000280[1]
Added to NRHPApril 21, 2003

Location

The buildings are located at 920 Woodmont Boulevard in Nashville, the county seat of Davidson County, Tennessee.[2][3]

History

Construction of the eleven apartment buildings began in 1938, and it was completed within a year, in 1939.[3] A year later, in 1940, an office building was built adjacent to the residential buildings.[3] Two decades later, in 1965, five more apartments were added to the office building. By 1983, a gym and a swimming-pool were also added to the office building.[3]

The seven two-storey buildings were designed in the Colonial Revival architectural style.[3]

Architectural signifiance

The original seven residential buildings have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 21, 2003.[2]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Woodmont Terrace Apartments". National Park Service. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  3. Philip Thomason; Teresa Douglass (August 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Woodmont Terrace Apartments". National Park Service. Retrieved September 24, 2015. With 19 photos.
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