Acme Farm Supply Building, Historic structure in Nashville, Tennessee

The Acme Farm Supply Building is a three-story brick structure at the corner of First Avenue and Broadway in downtown Nashville. It features large windows, high ceilings, and an open layout that preserves its solid commercial design from 1890 while now serving as a restaurant and music venue.

The building was constructed in 1890 as a three-story commercial structure and initially housed a grocery store run by brothers Frederic and William Cummins. From the 1940s onward, it operated as Acme Feed & Hatchery, a farm supply store owned by the Turner family until it closed in 1999.

The name comes from Acme Feed and Hatchery, which occupied the building from 1943 and was called Acme Farm Supply from 1965; the store sold straw, feed, wire and tools until it closed in September 1999. Since 2014 the building has operated as Acme Feed & Seed, a restaurant, bar and music venue opened by restaurateur Tom Morales with investors including singer Alan Jackson.

The entrance is on the corner of First Avenue and Broadway, a short walk from the Cumberland River waterfront. The building is a restaurant and music venue, so expect crowds in the evening and on weekends. The Turner family trust still owns the structure, and the 1913 wooden elevator shaft remains part of the interior layout.

A wooden elevator from 1913 once transported horse-drawn buggies between floors, showcasing innovative solutions for commerce of that era. Later, Beautena, a pet calf belonging to store owner Currey Turner, even appeared in television commercials on the Grand Ole Opry.