Acme Farm Supply Building - Nashville, Tennessee
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BruceS
N 36° 09.728 W 086° 46.463
16S E 520292 N 4001954
Historic commercial building in Nashville, Tennessee.
Waymark Code: WMGMDY
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 03/19/2013
Views: 6
The three story commercial building was constructed 1890. The building was constructed by J.R. Whitemore. Between 1890 and 1943 the building served a diverse group of tenants. The first tenants were Frederick and William Cummins, who operated a grocery business from the building.
Other tenants of the Acme building included Southern Soda Works, Continental Baking Powder Co., Ford Flour Co., D. Byrd and Co., Bearden Buggy, Sherman Transfer Co., Chadwell Transfer and Storage Co., and Tennessee Wholesale Drug Co.
In 1943 Currey L. Turner moved his business Acme Feed and Hatchery into the building. In 1965 the business changed its name to Acme Farm Supply. They continued to operate from the building until 1999 after being in business for 91 year with 56 years in this building.
The building now houses Acme Feed and Seed, a multi-floor restaurant and entertainment complex.
Street address:
101 Broadway
Nashville, Tennessee
County / Borough / Parish: Davidson
Year listed: 1998
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current function: Acme Feed & Seed Restaurant and Entertainment Complex
Privately owned?: yes
Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2016 To: 12/31/2016
Hours of operation: From: 11:00 AM To: 2:00 AM
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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