Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Block House
3801 West End Avenue
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, March 24, 2021
1. Block House Marker
Inscription.
Block House. 3801 West End Avenue. The property was originally part of Peach Blossom Farm (later called Whitland Farm). Subdivided by Bransford Realty, the property was purchased in 1911 by George Killibrew, Vice President of Marathon Motor Works, Nashville's first and only auto manufacturing company. , It was later acquired in 1919 by A. R. Johnson, a partner in Johnson, Roth and Company, a wholesale dry goods business located on Public Square. In 1936, Aaron H. Block of Block Brothers (a wholesale hide, fur and walnut business on 2nd Avenue that operated from 1919 until 1985) purchased the property and occupied the house until 1955. , The Block House was acquired by the Nelley family in 1986 and renovated in 2008. In 2010, the house was awarded a Metropolitan Historical Preservation Award. The house is a very early example of an arts and crafts bungalow constructed of Crab Orchard Stone from Crab Orchard, Tennessee.
The property was originally part of Peach Blossom Farm (later called Whitland Farm). Subdivided by Bransford Realty, the property was purchased in 1911 by George Killibrew, Vice President of Marathon Motor Works, Nashville's first and only auto manufacturing company.
It was later acquired in 1919 by A. R. Johnson, a partner in Johnson, Roth & Company, a wholesale dry goods business located on Public Square. In 1936, Aaron H. Block of Block Brothers (a wholesale hide, fur and walnut business on 2nd Avenue that operated from 1919 until 1985) purchased the property and occupied the house until 1955.
The Block House was acquired by the Nelley family in 1986 and renovated in 2008. In 2010, the house was awarded a Metropolitan Historical Preservation Award. The house is a very early example of an arts and crafts bungalow constructed of Crab Orchard Stone from Crab Orchard, Tennessee.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.
Location. 36° 7.917′ N, 86° 49.879′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. Marker is at the intersection of West End Avenue and Carden Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West End Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3801 West End Ave, Nashville TN 37205, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, March 24, 2021
2. Block House Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 130 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 17, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
