Sullivan Tower
{{Short description|Demolished building in Nashville, Tennessee}}
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| image = Sullivan Tower, LifeWay HQ, Nashville.jpg
| caption = The Sullivan Tower in 2008
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| address = 127 9th Avenue North
| location_town = Nashville
| location_country = United States
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| coordinates = {{coord|36.1601|-86.7841|type:landmark_globe:earth_region:US-TN|display=ti}}
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| start_date = 1940
| completion_date = 1953
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| demolition_date = July 21, 2018
| height = {{cvt|48.16|m}}
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| floor_count = 11
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The Sullivan Tower was a high-rise building in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. It was built between 1940{{mdash}}1953, and demolished in 2018.
History
The Sullivan Tower was built between 1940 and 1953.{{cite web |title=Sullivan Tower |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/201658/sullivan-tower-nashville-tn-usa |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726040826/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/201658/sullivan-tower-nashville-tn-usa |url-status=usurped |archive-date=July 26, 2018 |website=Emporis |accessdate=July 25, 2018}} It was part of the headquarters of the Southern Baptist Sunday School,{{cite news |title=Sullivan Tower Area Highlight |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/111622041/?terms=%22sullivan%2Btower%22 |accessdate=July 25, 2018 |work=The Tennessean |date=January 11, 1976|page=6|via=Newspapers.com|url-access=registration }}{{cite news |last1=Ward |first1=Getahn |title=Publisher wants to give you a view |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/113446954/?terms=%22sullivan%2Btower%22 |accessdate=July 25, 2018 |work=The Tennessean |date=April 13, 1998|page=40|via=Newspapers.com|url-access=registration }} later known as LifeWay Christian Resources, until November 2017, when the company moved to the Capitol View area.{{cite news |last1=Ward |first1=Getahn |title=City's Biggest Implosion Looms |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/350200932/?terms=%22sullivan%2Btower%22 |accessdate=July 25, 2018 |work=The Tennessean |date=October 24, 2017|page=A6|via=Newspapers.com|url-access=registration }}
The building was imploded by Southwest Value Partners, a real estate development company based in San Diego, California, on July 21, 2018.{{cite news |last1=Tamburin |first1=Adam |title=Sullivan Tower: In seconds, historic building vanishes from Nashville skyline |url=https://tennessean.com/story/money/real-estate/2018/07/21/downtown-nashville-implosion-sullivan-tower/806638002/ |accessdate=July 25, 2018 |work=The Tennessean |date=July 21, 2018}}{{cite news |last1=Snyder |first1=Eric |title=Watch downtown's Sullivan Tower come crashing down |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2018/07/23/watch-downtown-s-sullivan-tower-come-crashing-down.html |accessdate=July 25, 2018 |work=Nashville Business Journal |date=July 23, 2018}} The developer is expected to develop part of the Nashville Yards where it stood.
Architectural 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,{{cite news |last1=Ward |first1=Getahn |title=Preservationists want to save tower |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/311554687/?terms=%22sullivan%2Btower%22 |accessdate=July 25, 2018 |work=The Tennessean |date=June 19, 2017|page=10|via=Newspapers.com|url-access=registration }} to no avail.
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Category:Office buildings completed in 1953
Category:Buildings and structures demolished in 2018
Category:Buildings and structures demolished by controlled implosion
Category:Office buildings in Nashville, Tennessee
Category:Art Deco architecture in Tennessee
Category:Southern Baptist Convention
Category:1953 establishments in Tennessee
Category:2018 disestablishments in Tennessee
Category:Demolished buildings and structures in Tennessee
Category:Towers completed in 1953
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