Court House, Nashville, Burnt in 1856, circa 1859

A page from a mounted and bound volume of twenty-five pen-and-ink wash drawings, and two pen-and-ink maps of Nashville created by William A. Eichbaum during the 1850s. Eichbaum was a Nashville bookseller and resident for fifty years. The drawing on this page is of the Davidson County Courthouse that stood on the public square from 1830 until 1856. This three story brick structure housed Federal Courts, the State Supreme Court and the Legislature. In April of 1856 the structure was consumed by a fire. Forms part of the William A. Eichbaum Sketchbook. 1 drawing : col. ; 5.75 x 9 in.