Gilbert Mansion

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
Location1906 West End Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee
Coordinates36°9′8″N 86°47′54″W
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1908 (1908)
Architectural styleFour Square
NRHP reference No.79002423[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 28, 1979

History

The 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]

Architectural significance

The 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
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Gilbert Mansion". National Park Service. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  3. 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.
  4. "Joseph Lightman, Ex-Contractor of Nashville, Dead". The Tennessean. June 27, 1928. pp. 1, 5. Retrieved July 23, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Harris Gilbert". The Tennessean. October 24, 1935. p. 12. Retrieved July 23, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Gilbert Mansion". National Park Service. Retrieved August 23, 2016.


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