Historic Germantown (Nashville) is approximately 18 city blocks, bounded by Jefferson Street on the south, Hume Street on the north, Rosa Parks Boulevard on the west, and Third Avenue North on the east. The land was granted to James McGavock in recognition of his service in the Revolutionary War.

The area was later subdivided, developed and Nashville’s first subdivision was created. Germantown was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in August of 1979 because it is one of the most architecturally heterogeneous neighborhoods in the city containing buildings erected between 1840 and the present. By the 1970’s many of Germantown’s structures were condemned and on the eve of demolition, but thanks to the efforts of dedicated residents the neighborhood was saved and it is once again a diverse and vibrant urban neighborhood.