James A. Cayce Homes
History
The 386-unit project was built from 1939 to 1941. About 40 structures were torn down to make way for the new buildings. They were designed by Marr & Holman. It was supposed to be called Boscobel Heights. However, as James A. Cayce, the chairman of the Nashville Housing Authority Board, died during the construction, it was named in his honor.
In accordance with segregation, it was built for white residents only. By the 2000s, it was the lowest-income locality in Nashville, with a high rate of criminal activity.
As of 2017, it is largest housing project in Nashville, with 781 units.
The parking lot was the location of the shooting of Jocques Clemmons on February 10, 2017.
See also
References
- ^ Spinney, Robert Guy (1998). World War II in Nashville: Transformation of the Homefront. Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Press. p. 102. ISBN 9781572330047. OCLC 493645141.
- ^ Fleenor, E. Michael (1998). East Nashville. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 90. ISBN 9780752413396. OCLC 42081061.
- ^ Websdale, Neil (2001). Policing the Poor: From Slave Plantation to Public Housing. Boston, Massachusetts: Northeastern University Press. p. 60. ISBN 9781555534974. OCLC 46969934.
James A. Cayce Homes.
- ^ Erickson, Ansley T. (2017). Making the Unequal Metropolis: School Desegregation and Its Limits. Chicago, Illinois: University of Chicago Press. p. 47. ISBN 9780226528915. OCLC 975444918.
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