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Bennie Dillon Building

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Built
  
1925 (1925)-26

NRHP Reference #
  
84003483

Added to NRHP
  
16 August 1984

Built by
  
Foster & Creighton

Area
  
800 m²

Bennie-Dillon Building

Location
  
700-704 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee

Architectural style
  
Renaissance Revival architecture

Similar
  
Castner‑Knott Building, Ryman Auditorium, Nissan Stadium, Fort Nashborough, Belle Meade Plantation

The Bennie-Dillon Building is a historic high-rise broon building in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Location

It is located on the corner of Church Street and 7th Avenue North in Nashville, Tennessee. Its exact address is 700-704 Church Street.

History

The high-rise building was built by the construction firm Foster & Creighton from 1925 to 1926 for George Bennie, a businessman who served as the President of the Nashville Chamber of Commerce, and William Dillon, a real estate developer. It was designed in the Renaissance Revival architectural style by the architectural team Asmus & Clark. It is 44.81 metre-high, with twelve stories.

It was renovated in 1999 and in 2005.

It has been added to the National Register of Historic Places listings in Davidson County, Tennessee since August 16, 1984.

References

Bennie-Dillon Building Wikipedia


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