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Edgefield Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Homes in Edgefield Historic District
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Location	Nashville, Tennessee
Coordinates	36°10′22″N 86°45′28″W / 36.172778°N 86.757778°W / 36.172778; -86.757778
Built	1850-1874 1900-1924
Architect	Multiple
Architectural style	Italianate architecture Stick architecture Eastlake architecture Queen Anne style architecture
Website	historicedgefieldneighbors.com
NRHP reference No.	77001263
Added to NRHP	July 13, 1977

Edgefield Historic District is a historic neighborhood in East Nashville, Tennessee. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Davidson County, Tennessee (NRHP) on July 13, 1977.

History

The area started in the early 1800s as a rural Nashville neighborhood. Many wealthy people and professionals from Nashville built estates in Edgefield. The outlaw Jesse James lived in Edgefield and his address was 712 Fatherland Street. In 1869 Edgefield became a city, and in 1880, it was annexed by the city of Nashville. The city of Edgefield originally earned its name from Governor Neill S. Brown: he named it for the plains along the river.

Architecture

Buildings in the district were constructed from 1850 to 1874 and 1900–1924. They feature a variety of architectural styles including Italianate architecture, Stick architecture, Eastlake architecture and Queen Anne style architecture.

References

1. ^ "National Register Digital Assets - Edgefield Historic District". npgallery. National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior. Archived from the original on December 16, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
2. "Historic Edgefield Neighbors". Historic Edgefield Neighbors. Historic Edgefield Neighbors. Archived from the original on December 16, 2022. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
3. Riley, Mark B. (1978). "Edgefield: A Study of an Early Nashville Suburb". Tennessee Historical Quarterly. 37 (2): 133. ISSN 0040-3261. Archived from the original on December 16, 2022. Retrieved December 16, 2022.

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County seat: Nashville
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