Sullivan Tower
Demolished building in Nashville, Tennessee
The Sullivan Tower was a high-rise building in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. It was named after Lifeway Christian Resource's President, James L. Sullivan. It was built between 1940, 1956, and demolished in 2018.
01History
The first two floors of the Art Deco-style building were completed in 1940; nine more floors were added from 1950 to 1956 and later named for Sullivan.
It was part of the headquarters of the Southern Baptist Sunday School, later known as LifeWay Christian Resources, until November 2017, when the company moved to the Capitol View area.
The building was imploded by Southwest Value Partners, a real estate development company based in San Diego, California, on July 21, 2018. The developer is expected to develop part of the Nashville Yards where it stood.
02Architectural significance
The building was designed in the Art Deco architectural style. In 2017, after requests from local preservationists, the Nashville Metro Historical Commission recommended its inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places, to no avail.
Sources and credits
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- Sullivan Tower, LifeWay HQ, Nashville.jpg by Micah Drushal from Nashville, TN, CC BY 2.0
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