Richland Hall

Richland Hall
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Richland Hall in 2014
Location	4822 Charlotte Ave., Nashville, Tennessee
Coordinates	36°9′8″N 86°50′45″W / 36.15222°N 86.84583°WCoordinates: 36°9′8″N 86°50′45″W / 36.15222°N 86.84583°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1894
NRHP Reference #	83003028[1]
Added to NRHP	September 1, 1983

Richland Hall is a historic building in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

History

The three-storey red brick building was completed in 1894.^[2] It was built by James A. Bowling, whose money came from the recent sale of prison farmland.^[3] The West Nashville Masonic Lodge was founded here in 1898.^[4] The building was used by the Freemasons from 1901 to 1915.^[4] In the 1920s, rooms on the third floor was rented as the Richland Hall Hotel.^[3]

The building has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since September 1, 1983.^[5]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Richland Hall". National Park Service. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
3. Eaves, Yvonne; Eckert, Doug (2011). Nashville's Sylvan Park. Mount Pleasant, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing.
4. "Richland Hall". West Nashville Masonic Lodge #612. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
5. "Richland Hall". National Park Service. Retrieved January 12, 2016.