James A. Cayce Homes

The James A. Cayce Homes is a housing project in East Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.. It was built in 1939-1941 as a white-only community. By the 2000s, it was the lowest-income locality in Nashville. It is the largest housing project in Nashville.

History

The 386-unit project was built from 1939 to 1941.[1] About 40 structures were torn down to make way for the new buildings.[2] They were designed by Marr & Holman.[2] It was supposed to be called Boscobel Heights.[2] However, as James C. Cayce, the chairman of the Nashville Housing Authority Board, died during the construction, it was named in his honor.[2]

In accordance with segregation, it was built for white residents only.[1] By the 2000s, it was the lowest-income locality in Nashville, with a high rate of criminal activity.[3]

As of 2017, it is largest housing project in Nashville, with 781 units.[4]

The parking lot was the location of the shooting of Jocques Clemmons on February 10, 2017.

References

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Fleenor, E. Michael (1998). East Nashville. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 90. ISBN 9780752413396. OCLC 42081061.
  3. ↑ Websdale, Neil (2001). Policing the Poor: From Slave Plantation to Public Housing. Boston, Massachusetts: Northeastern University Press. p. 60. ISBN 9781555534974. OCLC 46969934.
  4. ↑ 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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