James A. Cayce Administration Service Building

Historic building in Nashville, Tennessee

United States historic place


James A. Cayce Administration Service Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

James Cayce Administration Building
36°10′02″N 86°45′22″W / 36.167222°N 86.756111°W / 36.167222; -86.756111
Built	1943
Architect	Marr and Holman
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	100004689
Added to NRHP	December 13, 2019

The James A. Cayce Administration Service Building is a building located in Nashville, Tennessee. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Davidson County, Tennessee in 2019.

History

Architecture firm Marr and Holman designed the Classical Revival structure and it was completed in 1943. The building was home to the Nashville Housing Authority.^[1] In 1972 Nashville Housing Authority was later renamed the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency (MDHA).^[2]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places listings in Davidson County, Tennessee (NRHP) on December 19, 2019.^[3] The building was added to the NRHP for two reasons: its historic role in Nashville’s public housing, and the architectural design of the structure.^[2]

References

^ "Ten Tennessee Properties Added to National Register of Historic Places". Tennessee Historical Commission. Tennessee Historical Commission. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Metropolitan Historic Zoning Commission" (PDF). nashville.gov. Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
^ "Weekly List 20191213". NPS.gov. National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.