Repurposed/revitalized historical buildings in Nashville

[markhollin]

30 Middleton Street in Rutledge Hill was a large home built in 1901. It spans 4,570 sq. ft., over two stories, and is currently home to Tail Lights and Porch Lights.
 

[markhollin]

Built in 1899, the one time mansion at 908 Meridian in Cleveland Park, is being rehabbed into apartments as part of the Lindsley Place town home development. It is 2 stories, with 5,928 sq. ft., and originally had 6 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms.  Not sure what the interior redesign is like.

 

[markhollin]

The Castner Knott Building at 616-618 Church Street was originally built in 1906 and 1911 in Classical Moderne Revival  style.  The 5 story, block-long structure housed the highly successful Castner Knott Department Store for over 8 decades.  It has since been converted into office space, with Morton's Steakhouse taking up ground level on the SW side of the structure at Church and 7th Ave. North. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

Looking NW at corner of Church and Capitol Blvd:

 

Looking NE at corner of Church and 7th Ave. North:

 

Interior of 616 Church St. portion:

 

 

Inside Morton's Steakhouse:

 

The department store in it's prime, around 1955:

[MLBrumby]

Handsome building. Wow! Look at how people and merchandise were crammed into those spaces back then. 

[nashvillwill]

A little off the Nashville map, but a beautiful building.

The Customs House Museum in Clarksville. 200 S. 2nd St. 

 

[e-dub]

i love the "castner knott" on the flooring in the entrance to morton's. it's a shame they cover it with that rug during their business hours, but i get it.

[markhollin]

The 7,500 sq. ft. structure at 823 Woodland Ave. in East Nashville has served many purposes since it's construction in 1960.  For the past several decades it has been a music club, and it's most current tenant is The Crying Wolf.

 

[Neigeville2]

big antlers!

[markhollin]

Warby Parker is the current tenant at the repurposed 3,400 sq. ft. building that went up in 1920 at 1207 Villa Place in Edgehill Village.

 

 

This is what it looked like a few years ago:

[Pdt2f]

^ My wife got her glasses from there. It’s super hipster but they have a great product for a really good price. 

[markhollin]

Originally built in 1955, the building at 935 W. Eastland  was initially, I believe, a hardware store.  It is currently is home to the Holland House restaurant and has 4,500 sq. ft. of space.
 

[Vrtigo]

^

Indeed a beautiful space (I even had my wedding rehearsal dinner there), but the space is currently vacant.

Holland House unfortunately closed a few months ago for not being able to reach amicable terms with their landlord. A deep loss for the neighborhood.

[e-dub]

where i learned to drink in a reasonable manner

[Nathan_in_DC]

6 hours ago, Vrtigo said:

^

Indeed a beautiful space (I even had my wedding rehearsal dinner there), but the space is currently vacant.

Holland House unfortunately closed a few months ago for not being able to reach amicable terms with their landlord. A deep loss for the neighborhood.

What?! NO! I don't believe you!

*runs away crying*

[markhollin]

The one time tire dealership at 811-815 Gallatin that has been burned out for a couple of years has been refurbished as a new 3 space storefront.  Originally built in 1920, the structure has 6,000 sq. ft.  I first featured this building on June 11, 2017, and have added a pic from then for the before/after effect. The first tenant will be Tailgate Brewery.  

http://www.nashvillepost.com/business/food-business/article/20975726/tailgate-brewery-plans-east-nashville-outpost

 

 

This is what it looked like 6 months ago:

[arkitekte]

^^^ I'm  happy that this structure is being re-purposed, but it's a shame that the castellated elements from the parapet wall were removed. That really stripped the structure of any significant architectural character. 

[BnaBreaker]

12 minutes ago, arkitekte said:

^^^ I'm  happy that this structure is being re-purposed, but it's a shame that the castellated elements from the parapet wall were removed. That really stripped the structure of any significant architectural character. 

Agreed.  It was a far more interesting structure before the renovation.  Surely it's possible to reinforce the structural integrity of an old building without stripping it of nearly all of it's defining characteristics?

[TNinVB]

11 minutes ago, BnaBreaker said:

Agreed.  It was a far more interesting structure before the renovation.  Surely it's possible to reinforce the structural integrity of an old building without stripping it of nearly all of it's defining characteristics?

Everything has to have a flat roof in Nashville these days....

[arkitekte]

4 hours ago, BnaBreaker said:

Agreed.  It was a far more interesting structure before the renovation.  Surely it's possible to reinforce the structural integrity of an old building without stripping it of nearly all of it's defining characteristics?

It is and it happens all of the time. This more than likely was someone trying to turn a 1920's structure into a Mid-Century modern structure, or at least something similar. HGTV is damning for historic structures sometimes. 

[markhollin]

The former manufacturing building at the NE corner of 3rd Ave. North and Monroe (1300 3rd Ave. North) that is being repurposed as a restaurant will now be called Kuchnia & Keller. It will open in Germantown on Thursday, Nov. 16th. Originally it was going to be called Nashville Mop and Broom after it's original purpose. It has been featured in this thread before on Jan. 3rd and Oct 5th, 2017.

The restaurant derives its name from the Polish and German words for “kitchen” and "cellar" and the restaurant’s menu highlight influences of those countries and other Eastern European locales. Owner Aaron Clemins spent time in Milwaukee and has developed an interest in Eastern European cuisine, the Nashville Scene reports.

 

[markhollin]

Originally built in 1905, the 2 story brick Victorian house at 1235 6th Ave. North is now the home of Monell's Family Restaurant.  It has 2,819 sq. ft. of space, and outdoor patios to contain the long lines of folks often waiting in line to get in.




 

[markhollin]

Work continues on Hunter's Station, a rebuild of up to 9 restaurants in the former home of Hunter's Automotive at 969-975 Main Street. It will include outdoor and covered patios, a covered deck, a dog walk, outdoor dining, and a bocci ball court.  Hugh Baby's BBQ, Biscuit Love, Grilled Cheeserie, 55 South, and Laura Wilson's Citizen Kitchens have been cited among the tenants planned. The 1 & 2 story brick buildings was originally erected in 1976, and have 22,000 sq. ft. of space.

Looking NE from intersection of Main and Finn St:

 

Looking SW from intersection of Main and N. 10th St:

 

Looking NW from intersection of Main and N. 10th St:

[markhollin]

The one-time home of Nashville Sporting Goods at 169 Rosa Parks Blvd. is awaiting creative re-imagining. Located immediately to the north of  The Standard Restaurant, across the street from the impending Federal Courthouse, and just hundreds of feet away from the massive Nashville Yards development, it would seem to be a great locale for a large restaurant, club, or attraction.  A bonus is that it also has an entrance along 9th Ave. North as well. It is 2 stories tall in front, and 3 stories in back, with very high ceilings, and has 18,840 sq. ft. of space. 

The front facing Rosa Parks Blvd:



This is the "back" side (traced in yellow) facing 9th Ave. North:
 

[PaulChinetti]

My first ever "big trip" by myself after I got my drivers license, so probably around '98/'99, was to drive down from Clarksville to the store to get some new baseball pants. 

Dang it used to have an pretty amazing neon sign. If it was turned into something, they definitely need to bring that back! Look at that bass.

[fieldmarshaldj]

^What happened to the sign ?