The Lockeland Springs Historic Neighborhood is a turn-of-the-century streetcar suburb two miles northeast of downtown Nashville, Tennessee real estate.  Over 1,500 households comprise the Lockeland Springs neighborhood in the historic East End in East Nashville real estate.  The relative boundaries of the urban chic Lockeland Springs real estate are Gallatin Road, Shelby Park, Eastland Avenue, and Shelby Ave.

The progressive Lockeland Springs Neighborhood Association was formed in 1978 to promote the historic neighborhood and the unique Lockeland Springs homes.  The HOA works to improve Lockeland Springs' real estate and to protect the quality of life and community spirit of the neighborhood’s diverse group of residents.

With a long list of accomplishments, the LSNA has sponsored many events over the years, including landscaping projects at Lockeland School, Holly Street Firehall, and the East Branch Public Library.  Friendly neighborhood tree-planting days and alley clean-up projects provide avenues for not only community service, but for engendering hometown camaraderie.  The annual Christmas Tours of Homes is another function that helps build comfortable relationships within the community.

Other creative activities of the LSNA include a donation of funds for an historic preservation collection at the local library, driving the beginnings of the PTO at the school, and the formation of a Neighborhood Watch Program.  The organization also brings in speakers to edify residents that attend regular meetings about greenways and appropriate landscaping, school issues, and development.

The first house in the area was the log cabin Daniel Williams built on the site of the present Lockeland School in 1786.  This land was granted by the State of North Carolina to Daniel Williams, in payment for service in the Revolutionary War.  As time passed along, country estates such as Lockeland, Lynnlawn, Edgewood, and Springside dotted the landscape alongside Williams’ home.

Then, in the late 1800s, these large estates were subdivided, making way for more residents.  In 1886, the Woodland Street Bridge across the Cumberland River carried the electric streetcar to the area, spurring suburban development.  Four years later, electric streetcar lines linked the area with downtown, making it affordable for the average resident to commute into the city proper.  Then came the construction of the Sparkman (Shelby) Street Bridge in 1909 and the neighborhood was annexed to the City in 1905.

Though it is tucked close into the City, this neighborhood has never lost its charm and character.  These are the intriguing qualities that make this a sought-after refuge for new residents as well as long-time homeowners.

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