The Frost Building is a historic building 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 ...

, USA. It was built in the 1910s for the

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Location

The building is located at 161 8th Avenue North in Nashville, the county seat of

Davidson County, Tennessee Davidson County is a county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is located in the heart of Middle Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 715,884, making it the second most populous county in Tennessee. Its county seat is Nashville ...

, USA. It stands to the left of the Savage House, another historic building listed on the NRHP.

History

The four-story building was completed in 1913. It was constructed with gray granite. It was designed in the Neoclassical architectural style. It was built as a Sunday school and publishing house for the

. The building was named in honor of Dr James Marion Frost, a Southern Baptist preacher. In 1979, the building was renovated by the Baptist Sunday School Board, and in 1993, the firm of Hart Freeland Roberts used photographs to restore the office of Dr. Frost.

Architectural significance

It has been listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

since November 25, 1980.

References

Buildings and structures in Nashville, Tennessee Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee Neoclassical architecture in Tennessee Religious buildings and structures completed in 1913 Southern Baptist Convention School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee National Register of Historic Places in Nashville, Tennessee {{Tennessee-struct-stub