Historic Preservation and Nashville's Historic Cleveland Park Neighborhood

Abstract

This thesis discusses the Cleveland Park neighborhood, located in Northeast Nashville. The first chapter gives a history of the neighborhood, which began as a streetcar suburb in the late 19th century. As white flight occurred in the late 20th century, Cleveland Park became predominantly African American, and is currently experiencing gentrification. The second chapter examines the architecture of the neighborhood, which I conducted a survey of in the summer of 2021. The third chapter discusses the rise of gentrification in the neighborhood.