Green Hills in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Washington Hall

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 14, 2020

1. Washington Hall Marker

Inscription. Inspired by Thomas Jefferson's Monticello and Lord Burlington's Chiswick House in London, John B. Daniels built this Italianate house c. 1914. Colonel Luke Lea, a United States Senator, organizer of the 114th Field Artillery in World War I, and founder of the Nashville Tennessean, lived here from 1936 until his death in 1945. He gave to the people of Nashville 868 acres of land for the creation of Percy Warner Park. One of the leading developers of Belle Meade, he also was instrumental in establishing the American Legion, and, for many years, was active in the public life of the state.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3A 118.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Communications • Parks & Recreational Areas • War, World I. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1914.

Location. 36° 7.967′ N, 86° 49.631′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Green Hills. It is at the intersection of Craighead Avenue and Whitland

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Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Craighead Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3700 Whitland Avenue, Nashville TN 37205, 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: West End High School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Russ McCown (approx. 0.2 miles away); Peach Blossom (approx. 0.2 miles away); Richland-West End (approx. 0.2 miles away); Block House (approx. ¼ mile away); The Frank House (approx. ¼ mile away); Francis Craig Residence (approx. 0.4 miles away); Jewish Community Center Bombing (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Bain News Service

2. Luke Lea

Courtesy Library of Congress

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 14, 2020

3. Washington Hall Marker

Washington Hall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 14, 2020

4. Washington Hall

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 16, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,417 times since then and 107 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 16, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.