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Private tour in Nashville David Steele E
The Nashville's Best Architecture Tour
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Ninth Generation Nashvillian who is an expert on all things Nashville including Country Music, Civil Rights Woman's Suffrage, Architecture, Business history, Higher Education history, Business history, Sports, and local museums. I have lived in Nashville my entire life and I am seen and the go to person for Nashville history and tours. I am a Historian and have the largest private collection of Nashville memorabilia and many are currently on display at the Parthenon. I was named "Best Nashville Historian" in 2018 but the Nashville Scene. I am a frequent writer and speaker of Nashville history and have talking about Nashville history in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, NPR All Things Considered and on PBS American Masters. My family has been in Nashville since its founding and was enslaved at Andrew Jackson's Hermitage and John Overton's Travellers Rest. My tours are more like deep conversations about the past, present and the future. I give tours to VIPs, YPO Groups, elected officials, school groups, conventions, travelers, family reunions and I also provide Step On Guides for Bus Tours. I enjoy taking people to some of my favorite buildings like the Ryman Auditorium, The Parthenon, Tennessee State Capitol and the Country Music Hall of Fame. I was involved in programming the Civil Rights Room and the Votes for Women Room in the Downtown Library which are also my favorites. I have tours on any subject in Nashville so if you want a customized tour I can provide that for you. You will enjoy your stay in Nashville and see why it is one of the most popular cities in the United States to visit. Named "Best Nashville Historian" in 2018 by the Nashville Scene Featured Tour in new "US Civil Rights Trail" book by Deborah Douglas Served on the Nashville Metro Historical Commission Served on the Nashville Metro Historic Zoning Commission Found long lost John Lewis mugshots from his first arrest in Nashville LEED AP BD +C Interviewed for American Masters documentary on Charley Pride I'm Just Me Served on the boards of Cheekwood, The Hermitage and Travellers Rest Co-Founder of the Friends of the Tennessee State Library & Archives Advised former Mayors of Nashville on history and historical matters
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Nashville's unique buildings, history and preservation
Overview of your Nashville tour
Tour by a 9th Generation Nashvillian who was named the "Best Nashville Historian" in 2018 by the Nashville Scene. I have been on the Nashville Historical Commission, Historic Zoning Commission and the Board of Zoning Appeals where I was Chairman. I am also a LEED AP BD+C. I have studied the construction and preservation of Nashville's historic buildings along with the famous architects who built them. The history man inside of the building will also be told on the tour make the stories of these historic building come alive. We will cover the famous Greek Revival buildings, Victorian Structures, Beaux Arts, Art Deco and Mid Century Buildings of Downtown Nashville. The tour will also discuss McKissack & McKissack the oldest African American architecture firm in the U. S. which was founded in Nashville. We will see one of their most famous local buildings. Nashville's downtown has great diversity in architecture and most of these buildings have been beautifully restored.
Your Nashville tour itinerary
Start at the Nashville Public Library and we see the oldest building in the area including the Tennessee State Capitol, St. Mary's Church and the Hermitage Hotel. See the historic Courthouses of the 1930's including the Tennessee Supreme Court and Metro Court House. Our Mid Century tour will include the Municipal Auditorium and WTVF television station where Oprah Winfrey had her first job in television. The last remaining African American designed commercial building downtown the Morris Building will be viewed. The tour will continue to the historic Victorian Structure of 1st, 2nd and Lower Broadway which are part of the Nashville commercial district. Other signiant structures will include the Symphony Hall, Nashville Arcade, Ryman Auditorium, L&C Tower and AT&T Building and the Custom's House. This tour can be customized as well.
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Airport: ,Cruise: ,ByGuide: Downtown Nashville Library 615 Church Street Nashville, TN
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