The Tennessee Club, also known as the Overall Goodbar Building, is a historic townhouse in

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, U.S.. Designed by architect

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, it was built in 1888 for two doctors by the names of Overall and Peete. Colonel William F. Taylor, a veteran of the

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who served under General

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during the

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, also had an office in the building. By 1890, it became the home of the Tennessee Club, a social club founded in 1875. From 1907 to 1927, it was home to Overton and Overton, a real estate firm. It has been listed on the

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since April 22, 1982.

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