Buena Vista Historic District is a historic neighborhood in

Nashville, Tennessee Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the List of muni ...

. It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places listings in Davidson County, Tennessee __NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Davidson County, Tennessee. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Davidson County, ...

(NRHP) in 1980.

History

It is a 10 block area with 223 structures. There are tree-lined avenues and sidewalks constructed of bricks. Within the district are several school buildings, churches, a library and commercial buildings. The neighborhood was formed during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and the structures feature many different architectural styles. The district was added to the

on April 24, 1980. The district is found Interstate 265 in Tennessee and

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. In 2018, the ''News channel 5 Nashville'' reported that the neighborhood was becoming unaffordable. Developers had begun constructing expensive homes and residents were forced to pay higher property taxes. A tornado destroyed a 108-year-old structure called the Hopewell Baptist Church in Buena Vista. It was subsequently rebuilt and it reopened in 2022. The church was an important

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landmark because it was frequented by German and African American people of North Nashville and it was designed by notable architect

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References

1870 establishments in Tennessee National Register of Historic Places in Nashville, Tennessee Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee Neighborhoods in Nashville, Tennessee Populated places in Davidson County, Tennessee {{DavidsonCountyTN-NRHP-stub