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

The Ensley Building

Ensley Building Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, August 17, 2022

1. Ensley Building Marker

Inscription. The Ensley Building was one of the largest buildings on the Public Square in the mid-1800s. Located on the corner of the south side of the Square, the Ensley Building sheltered Union troops as a 200-bed hospital during the Civil War.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.

Location. 36° 9.998′ N, 86° 46.656′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Downtown. It can be reached from 2nd Avenue North. Located within Nashville Public Square Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 49-199 2nd Ave N, Nashville TN 37201, 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: L. Jonas & Company Millinery Firm (here, next to this marker); Century III (here, next to this marker); First Nashville Library (here, next to this marker); City Haymarket (a few steps from this marker); Women and the Whig Party (a few steps from this marker); Jeffrey Lockelier (a few steps from this marker); Mule Pulled Streetcars (a few steps from this marker); The Marquis de Lafayette's Visit to Nashville (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

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Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, August 17, 2022

2. Ensley Building Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 16, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 443 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 16, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.