Built in the antebellum South as the main building of the University of Nashville, it served as a Union hospital during the Civil War.

[3] The building is once again called Lindsley Hall and is used by the City of Nashville for Metro Government offices.

[6] It was designed by Prussian-born architect Adolphus Heiman in the Gothic Revival architectural style.

[6] From 1867 to 1905, the building was home to the Montgomery Bell Academy, Peabody College, and the Agricultural and Industrial State Normal College (later renamed Tennessee State University, a historically black university).

[6][8] More recently, it was renovated as an office building to USGBC LEED Silver standard in 2011.