History
Built on the grounds of the Civil War fort Fort Negley, Greer opened in April 1978 and hosted the Sounds through Double-A and Triple-A eras, plus Belmont college baseball.
After the Sounds moved to First Tennessee Park on the old Sulphur Dell site in 2015, the city chose to clear Greer. Demolition began in 2019 and the land is being folded into the Fort Negley historic site.
Why it matters: It was Nashville's ballpark for 37 seasons and its removal restored part of a Civil War fortification site.
Timeline
The site today
| Physical status | Demolished[1,2] |
|---|---|
| Current use | Land being incorporated into Fort Negley Park[1,2] |
| Surviving remnants | The guitar-shaped scoreboard was auctioned in 2019 for reuse in a nearby development. |
| Mapped location | Former venue site |
Street View near the former site · Satellite view (external, current imagery)
Teams & events
| Nashville Sounds | Southern League / American Association / Pacific Coast League · 1978–2014 |
|---|---|
| Belmont Bruins | NCAA · 1979–2010 · tenant |
| Nashville Xpress | Southern League · 1993–1994 · tenant |
Listed here are organizations that used this physical venue. A franchise's history and a venue's history are tracked separately.
Venue facts
| Other names | Greer Stadium |
|---|---|
| Location | 534 Chestnut St., on the grounds of Fort Negley, Nashville, Tennessee[1] |
| Venue type | Ballpark |
| Sports | Baseball |
| Level | Minor League, NCAA |
| Opened | April 26, 1978[1,2] |
| Last used for sports | August 27, 2014[1,2] |
| Demolished | 2019[1,2] |
| Physical status | Demolished |
| Original capacity | 7,200[1] |
| Final capacity | 10,300[1] |
| Capacity notes | Peaked at about 18,000 after 1988; 10,300 seats in final years. |
| Architect | Stoll-Reed Architects[1] |
| Construction cost | $1.5 million (1978)[1] |
| Closure | The Sounds moved to a new downtown ballpark in 2015. |
Documented details
Connected venues
Sources
- Herschel Greer Stadium, Wikipedia. Accessed 2026-10-19Supports: address, architect, capacity, closed, construction cost, coordinates, current land use, demolished, opened, teams
- Work to demolish Greer Stadium underway, Ballpark Digest. Accessed 2026-10-19Supports: closed, current land use, demolished, opened
Research confidence
Key facts on this page (opening, closing, status and location) are each supported by sources, with key dates corroborated by at least two independent sources. Last reviewed 2026-10-19.
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