the demolition of that part of the property. Union Station remains on the National Register of Historic Places (listed in 1969) for its local relevance to the city of Nashville and the state of Tennessee. Architecture and interior The station is an example of late-Victorian Romanesque Revival architecture and has high towers and turrets that are reminiscent of a castle. The tower originally contained an early mechanical digital clock, but it was replaced by a traditional analog clock when replacement French silk drive belts became unavailable during World War I. The original bronze statue of the Roman god Mercury that sat on top of the tower was toppled in a storm in 1951 but was later replaced in the mid-1990s with a two-dimensional form painted in trompe-l'œil style to replicate the original. This second Mercury was destroyed in the 1998 downtown Nashville tornado but was also replaced. The décor in the hotel includes features like three crystal chandeliers, Italian marble floors, wrought iron accents, oak-accented doors, and three limestone fireplaces, along with a 65-foot, barrel-vaulted, stained glass lobby ceiling. The walls are covered with art, including numerous bas-relief sculptures. The two sculptures known as "Miss Nashville" and "Miss Louisville" are said to be images of two of the builder's daughters. Other bas-reliefs depict various historical modes of transportation. Some of the station's original tile remains in the hotel's bar and restaurant area. See also Dixiana (passenger train) Dixie Flagler Humming Bird (passenger train) Pan-American (passenger train) Tennessean (passenger train) References External links Article from Railway Age (1898) with floor plan Transportation buildings and structures in Nashville, Tennessee Nashville Towers in Tennessee Railway stations in the United States opened in 1900 Nashville Railway stations in Tennessee Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee Clock towers in Tennessee Former National Historic Landmarks of the United States Nashville Railway hotels in the United States Autograph Collection Hotels National Register of Historic Places in Nashville, Tennessee