Old Masonic Home
4.5 (4)attraction
4.5 (4)This 1910s Colonial Revival landmark began as a Masonic refuge before serving Nashville as a tuberculosis hospital.
Description
Built on land donated by Tennessee Central Railroad founder Jere Baxter, the complex was designed by Nashville architects Asmus and Norton and completed between 1913 and 1915. It initially opened to house older Freemasons and families of lower means. After the state acquired the property in 1941, its civic role continued to evolve, later functioning as offices for the Tennessee Department of Health before being listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.