James Geddes Engine Company No. 6 - Downtown Nashville, Tennessee

The James Geddes Engine Company No. 6, built in 1884–85, is the only fire hall which remains of the several built in Nashville during the latter half of the nineteenth century and the last built to house horse-drawn fire equipment. Its exuberant Victorian facade is one of the few remaining examples of the architecturally distinctive Rutledge Hill neighborhood of the late 1800s. The Rutledge Hill area of South Nashville was once an area of elaborate residences and was the home of several significant educational institutions, including the forerunners of Vanderbilt University and George Peabody College.

James Geddes, for whom the fire hall was named, came to the United States from Scotland in 1851 after receiving a degree in civil engineering. He was hired by the infant Louisville and Nashville Railroad in 1851 as a leveler. He rose through the ranks, holding a number of increasingly important positions as the railroad grew. In 1901 he was honored as the first L&N employee to serve for fifty years and was promoted to the position of assistant to the general manager which he held until his death in 1914.

The fire hall's significance lies in its association with James Geddes a railroad pioneer and prominent Nashvillian, in its architectural merit, and in its being one of a few survivors of Victorian Rutledge Hill and Nashville's sole surviving Victorian fire hall. These historical merits resulted in this building being officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 9, 1978. All the information above was taken from the original documents submitted to the NRHP for submission consideration (see the following link: npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/c64d07da-4233-48f5-b513-03936b... )

Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.

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James Geddes Engine Company No. 6

James Geddes Engine Company No. 6 Fire Hall

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Camera: Nikon D7200, f/5.0, 40mm, ISO 320 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D7200
Aperture:	f/5.0
Focal Length:	40mm
ISO:	320
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows)
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