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 • Industry & Commerce • Religion & Religious Structures • 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. It 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,

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Nashville TN 37210, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Metro Nashville District Energy System (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); Primo Bartolini / Primo Bartolini’s Home (approx. 0.2 miles away); Captain William Driver (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Also see . . . Captain Tom Ryman's house on Second Avenue.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 29, 2020

2. Captain Ryman's Home Marker

Reverse side, with rendering of house.

Photo of the original home. Excerpt:

The house of Tom Ryman who personally designed much of the structure. Two-story wood frame Victorian with large wrap-around veranda, square tower on left, and second floor gazebo/porch; ornate iron fence around property. This is the earlier of two photographs in one folder. The trees around the house have just been planted.

(Submitted on February 19, 2025, by Dale Cordes of Whites Creek, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 29, 2020

3. Captain Ryman's Home Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,413 times since then and 117 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.