Wold | HFR Design

HFR Design is now under the company Wold Architects & Engineers. HFR DESIGN traces its origins back to 1910, when architect Russell Eason Hart relocated from New York to Nashville to serve as field supervisor and resident architect during the construction of the Hermitage Hotel. Simultaneously, F. Eugene Freeland and Martin Smith Roberts, both engineering graduates of Vanderbilt University, joined forces to start their practice. After forming a series of individual companies and designing several projects on their own, Hart Freeland and Roberts merged in 1920, creating one of Tennessees first architectural/engineering firms. This was a bold move in the early years of the Twentieth Century and the beginning of the companys long history of providing comprehensive architectural and engineering services. The founding partners made significant contributions to Nashvilles fine architectural and engineering design legacy, both individually and collectively. Noteworthy examples from...