Stories tagged "Government": 3
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East Nashville Magnet High School
East Nashville Magnet was built at the start of the New Deal in 1932 as part of a plan by Dr. Frank Bachman of George Peabody College. He recommended “three new white and one new black high schools” be built in the area. The striking art deco façade…
U.S. Customs House
The U.S. Customs House first opened in 1882 and housed Nashville’s first post office. It was also home to the federal Justice and Treasury Departments. The building exemplifies the Victorian Gothic style architecture and was designed by William…
Model T exposition at the Tennessee State Capitol Building
At the turn of the 20th century, Henry Ford became one of the most successful businessmen in the world by creating the Model T car and introducing low-cost mass production to auto manufacturing. The Ford Company marketed the Model T to the middle…