The Stahlman

The Stahlman is a historic building in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. It was completed in 1907 for Major Edward Bushrod Stahlman.

The Stahlman
LocationThird Avenue, North and Union Street, Nashville, Tennessee
Coordinates36°09′56″N 86°46′42″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1907 (1907)
ArchitectJames Edwin Ruthven Carpenter, Jr. and Walter D. Blair
Architectural styleBeaux-Arts
NRHP reference No.02000232[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 20, 2002

History

It was built by Major Edward Bushrod Stahlman.[2] When the Stahlman building opened in 1907, it housed the Fourth National Bank. The original vault still resides in the basement. It remained in the Stahlman family until the 1950s.[3]

Over 100 years old, the building has been renovated into loft apartments and retail space.}[4] Since 1967, its roof has featured large neon letters spelling the callsign of radio station WKDF (and before that, its predecessor, WKDA), which occupied part of the building until moving to new facilities in 1978.[3]

Stahlman Building Nashville 2018 from the southeast

Architectural significance

The building was designed by architects James Edwin Ruthven Carpenter, Jr. and Walter D. Blair.[4] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing property to the Nashville Financial Historic District since March 20, 2002.[5]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "Major E. B. Stahlman". The Tennessean. August 13, 1930. p. 4. Retrieved December 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Nashville Financial Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved April 24, 2018. With accompanying pictures
  4. "The Stahlman". Emporis Buildings. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
  5. "Nashville Financial Historic District". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
Preceded by
Courtyard Nashville Downtown		 Tallest Building in Nashville
1908—1957
54m		 Succeeded by
Life & Casualty Tower
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