North Capitol in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Freedman's Savings and Trust Company Bank / Duncan Hotel
Photographed By Shane Oliver, December 4, 2021
1. Freedman's Savings and Trust Company Bank / Duncan Hotel Marker
Freedman's Savings and Trust Company Bank. In March 1865, Congress established the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company Bank. A Nashville branch was chartered in Dec. 1865. By 1867, there were 37 branches, mostly in the South. Liberty Hall was built at 44 Cedar Street in 1871 to serve as home to the bank. Despite local successes, federal mismanagement and corruption led to the closure of the all branches in 1874. In 1909, another African-American bank, the People's Savings Bank and Trust Co., opened at 410 Cedar Street.
Duncan Hotel. The Duncan Hotel opened on this site in 1889. The Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America union formed here in 1914, before the hotel closed in 1916. R.H. Boyd, Preston Taylor and others purchased the building and opened the first Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) for Black men. Located in the heart of the African-American business district, it shared the space with Citizens Savings Bank and Trust (formerly One Cent Savings Bank) and other African-American businesses.
Erected 2019 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 196.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans
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Location. 36° 9.981′ N, 86° 46.833′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in North Capitol. Marker is at the intersection of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and 4th Avenue North, on the right when traveling east on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 321 Charlotte Avenue, Nashville TN 37201, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Nashville Slave Market (within shouting distance of this marker); Morris Memorial Building / Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Nashville Alumnae Chapter (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Transfer Station Site (about 400 feet away); "Western Harmony" (about 400 feet away); To the Memory of the Father of the Church in Tennessee (about 400 feet away); The First Methodist Church (about 500 feet away); Witness Walls (about 500 feet away); Andrew and Rachael Jackson (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.
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Photographed By Shane Oliver, December 4, 2021
2. Freedman's Savings and Trust Company Bank / Duncan Hotel Marker
Photographed By Lugnuts, February 20, 2020
3. Freedman's Savings and Trust / Duncan Hotel Marker
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, January 30, 2021
4. Freedman's Savings and Trust Company Bank / Duncan Hotel Marker
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, May 29, 2021
5. Freedman's Savings and Trust Company Bank / Duncan Hotel Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 25, 2020, by Lugnuts of Germantown, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 403 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 26, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. 3. submitted on February 25, 2020, by Lugnuts of Germantown, Wisconsin. 4. submitted on January 31, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 5. submitted on May 29, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
