The Gilbert Mansion is a historic mansion in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.. It was built for a Hungarian immigrant who founded Belcourt Theatre. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Gilbert Mansion | |
 The Gilbert Mansion in 2010 | |
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| Location | 1906 West End Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates | 36°9′8″N 86°47′54″W / 36.15222°N 86.79833°W |
| Area | 0.2 acres (0.081 ha) |
| Built | 1908 |
| Architectural style | Four Square |
| NRHP reference No. | 79002423[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 28, 1979 |
History
editThe mansion was built in 1908 for Joseph Lightman.[2] Lightman was a Jewish Hungarian immigrant who settled in Nashville in the 1880s and worked as a fruit merchant and construction contractor.[3] He was the president of the Nashville Young Men's Hebrew Association in 1920–1921, and a member of the Cumberland Masonic lodge.[4] In 1925, with his son Morris, Lightman opened Hillsboro Theater (later the Belcourt Theatre) in Hillsboro Village.[3][4] His son founded Malco Theatres.[3]
The house was purchased by Harris Gilbert, a clothing merchant, in 1911.[2] After his death in 1935,[5] it was subsequently inherited by his son, Leon Gilbert, a lawyer.[2]
Stanley Dean Lindsey (1938-2014) and Elizabeth Lindsey were the owners of the house in 1979. Stanley was an engineer and started his structural engineering company Stanley D. Lindsey and Associates soon after earning his degrees. Lindsay renovated the house and added a modern structure to the rear that served as his firm's offices until he sold it and moved to Savannah, GA. The law firm of Riley & Jacobson, PLC has had its offices in the building since 1996.
Architectural significance
editThe house was designed in the American Foursquare architectural style.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 28, 1979.[6]
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Gilbert Mansion". National Park Service. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
- ^ a b c Zepp, George (March 28, 2007). "Belcourt, Belmont opened in 1925 on the same block". The Tennessean. p. B4. Retrieved July 23, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Joseph Lightman, Ex-Contractor of Nashville, Dead". The Tennessean. June 27, 1928. pp. 1, 5. Retrieved July 23, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Harris Gilbert". The Tennessean. October 24, 1935. p. 12. Retrieved July 23, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gilbert Mansion". National Park Service. Retrieved August 23, 2016.