War Memorial Auditorium (Nashville, Tennessee)

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War Memorial Auditorium
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
the War Memorial Auditorium in 2005
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Location	301 6th Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee
Coordinates	36°09′52″N 86°47′01″W / 36.1644°N 86.7837°W / 36.1644; -86.7837
Built	1925
Architect	Edward Emmett Dougherty
Architectural style	Neoclassical
NRHP reference No.	100001822
Added to NRHP	November 16, 2017

The War Memorial Auditorium is a 2,000-seat performance hall located in Nashville, Tennessee. Built in 1925, it served as home of the Grand Ole Opry between 1939 and 1943. It is also known as the War Memorial Building, the Tennessee War Memorial, or simply the War Memorial. It is located across the street from, and is governed by, the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, and is also adjacent to the Tennessee State Capitol. It received an architectural award at the time of its construction, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.