Germantown Historic District

Historic Germantown is Nashville's oldest neighborhood. Immigrants from Germany began to build homes there in the 1840s.^[2] The area was established as Germantown in the 1850s. The boundaries of the district are Jefferson Street, third Avenue North, Taylor Street and Eight Avenue North.^[1] The area encompasses 18 city blocks.^[2] The architecture of the homes in the area includes Italianate architecture, Stick architecture, Eastlake architecture and Queen Anne style architecture.^[1]