Rutledge Hill in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Captain Ryman's Home

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 29, 2020

1. Captain Ryman's Home Marker

Front side

Inscription. On this site stood the residence of Captain Thomas Green Ryman, owner of the Ryman steamboat line and builder of the Union Gospel Tabernacle, renamed Ryman Auditorium after his death in 1904. The Queen Anne frame house with a slate roof, seven gables and two turrets, served as the home of Captain and Mrs. Ryman and their seven children from 1885-1926. The house was razed in 1940.

Erected 1994 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 92.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Churches & Religion • Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee, The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1904.

Location. 36° 9.348′ N, 86° 46.27′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Rutledge Hill. Marker is on 2nd Avenue South just north of Lea Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 544 2nd Ave S, Nashville TN 37210, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Nettie Napier Day Home Club (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Charlie Cardwell Garden

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Charlie Cardwell Garden (approx. 0.2 miles away); Richard H. Fulton (approx. 0.2 miles away); Richard H. Fulton Campus (approx. 0.2 miles away); William Driver (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lindsley Hall as Civil War Hospital (approx. ¼ mile away); Elm Street Methodist Church (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 29, 2020

2. Captain Ryman's Home Marker

Reverse side, with rendering of house.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 29, 2020

3. Captain Ryman's Home Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 481 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 3, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.