William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower
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The William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower (also known as the Tennessee Tower) is skyscraper in downtown Nashville, Tennessee
that houses Tennessee government offices. The tower was built for the National Life and Accident Insurance Company
and served as its National Life Center until the State of Tennessee acquired it on January 3, 1994. Over 1000 state employees who had been assigned to numerous locations now work in the building.
The building is named in honor of William R. Snodgrass
, a career public servant who served as Tennessee's Comptroller of the Treasury from 1955 till 1999.
The tower was struck by lightning on August 31, 2003, which caused a firepump to turn on the sprinkler system. This caused flooding and extensive damage to the elevator shafts.
Prior to being purchased by the state, the building was used to display messages by turning on lights in the windows on the front of the building. After being dormant for 10 years a new message - "Peace" was displayed on December 17, 2007.
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
that houses Tennessee government offices. The tower was built for the National Life and Accident Insurance Company
National Life and Accident Insurance Company
The National Life and Accident Insurance Company is a former life insurance company which was based in Nashville, Tennessee.National Life and Accident began in 1900 as the National Sick and Accident Association, a mutual company...
and served as its National Life Center until the State of Tennessee acquired it on January 3, 1994. Over 1000 state employees who had been assigned to numerous locations now work in the building.
The building is named in honor of William R. Snodgrass
William R. Snodgrass
William Ramsey Snodgrass, Sr. was a former Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury.-Biography:Snodgrass was born in 1922 in White County. He graduated from David Lipscomb College in 1942. He served in the military during World War II, serving from 1943 until 1946...
, a career public servant who served as Tennessee's Comptroller of the Treasury from 1955 till 1999.
The tower was struck by lightning on August 31, 2003, which caused a firepump to turn on the sprinkler system. This caused flooding and extensive damage to the elevator shafts.
Prior to being purchased by the state, the building was used to display messages by turning on lights in the windows on the front of the building. After being dormant for 10 years a new message - "Peace" was displayed on December 17, 2007.