1110 Russell St.
Residential
Constructed circa 1894, the home is a late-Victorian brick residence located in Nashville’s Lockeland Springs neighborhood. The home reflects Queen Anne–influenced Victorian design, evident in its asymmetrical massing, varied roofline, and detailed masonry construction. The project introduces a modern rear and side addition designed to read as clearly contemporary while remaining subordinate to the historic residence.
Project Statement
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Originally built as a single-family residence, the house dates to a period when East Nashville was developing as a prominent streetcar suburb following the city’s late-19th-century expansion. The surrounding neighborhood is known for its concentration of Victorian and early 20th-century homes, representing Nashville’s post-Civil War growth and residential development.
The project introduces a modern rear and side addition designed to read as clearly contemporary while remaining subordinate to the historic residence. The new volume is intentionally limited in height and massing, sitting well below the primary rooflines of the original house to preserve its architectural prominence and historic street presence. Its simple geometry contrasts the complexity of the historic form, allowing the existing structure to remain the visual focus.
Material selection reinforces this relationship. A natural gray masonry clads the addition, coordinating with the newly painted brick of the historic home while remaining subtly differentiated. The restrained palette and clean detailing create cohesion without blurring the distinction between old and new.
Inside, the existing home was fully renovated and rebuilt with trim profiles, millwork, and interior detailing appropriate to the Queen Anne Victorian character of the original structure. Proportions, casing depths, baseboards, and paneling were carefully developed to reflect late-19th-century precedents while meeting contemporary performance standards.
The adjacent side lot—previously underutilized—was incorporated into a comprehensive landscape design that includes a pool, hot tub, fire pit, and dining terrace, organized within layered planting and generous green space to maintain a garden-like setting consistent with the property’s historic residential character.
Compliance with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation guided the project throughout. The addition is differentiated yet compatible in scale, materials, and massing; historic features were preserved and restored where feasible; and new work was designed to be reversible in concept, ensuring that the essential form and integrity of the original structure remain legible and intact.
Framework for Design Excellence Narrative
Design for Integration
The project balances historic preservation with contemporary intervention. The rear and side addition is clearly modern yet subordinate to the Queen Anne Victorian residence through its limited height, restrained massing, and simple geometry. Natural gray masonry, clean detailing, and a coordinated palette establish compatibility without obscuring the distinction between old and new.
Design for Well Being
The project expands opportunities for daily living, recreation, and connection to nature. An underused side lot becomes a garden-like outdoor environment organized around a pool, hot tub, fire pit, dining terrace, layered planting, and generous green space. Inside, the renovated home combines historically appropriate proportions and detailing with contemporary performance and comfort.
\n Design for Change
The rehabilitation protects the property's long-term architectural integrity and adaptability. Guided by the Secretary of the Interior's Standards, historic features were preserved and restored where feasible, while new work was conceived as reversible and visually legible. This approach allows the residence to support contemporary use without compromising its essential historic form, character, or future stewardship.
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