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

Ratterman Row

1223 - 1231 5th Ave. N

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 9, 2024

1. Ratterman Row Marker

Inscription. In 1842, 18-year-old George H. Ratterman arrived in Nashville from Hanover (present-day Germany). He became a successful merchant and built his residence on North Summer Street (now 1215 Fifth Ave. North). Circa 1870, he erected this row of two duplexes and a detached house for new German immigrants. A grant-funded restoration of these houses in 1984 was pivotal to the revitalization of historic Germantown. It is the only surviving example of a row development in the area.

Erected 2022 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 252.)

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

Location. 36° 10.583′ N, 86° 47.333′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Germantown. It is on 5th Avenue North south of Monroe Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1227 5th Ave N, Nashville TN 37208, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee.

It is also in the American

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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: Neuhoff House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tennessee State Capitol Building (about 400 feet away); Germantown Brewery District (about 500 feet away); Centenary Methodist Institute (about 700 feet away); Assumption Church / Cardinal Stritch (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mary Catherine Schweiss Strobel (approx. 0.2 miles away); Great French Lick (approx. 0.2 miles away); Germantown Historic District (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 9, 2024

2. Ratterman Row Marker

The detached house mentioned in the marker text image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 9, 2024

3. The detached house mentioned in the marker text

One of the duplexes mentioned in the marker text. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 9, 2024

4. One of the duplexes mentioned in the marker text.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 9, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 804 times since then and 75 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 10, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.