Bruce Crabtree

Bruce Crabtree (September 1, 1923 – May 3, 2014) was an American architect and politician. He designed many buildings in Nashville, Tennessee, including the Andrew Jackson State Office Building and the James K. Polk State Office Building. He served as the vice mayor of Belle Meade, Tennessee.

Early life Crabtree was born on September 1, 1923, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He attended Vanderbilt University in 1942, Clemson University in 1943–1944, and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, where he earned a bachelor's degree in architecture in 1948. The Andrew Jackson State Office Building, designed by Taylor & Crabtree.

Career Crabtree co-founded the architectural firm Taylor & Crabtree in 1952. the Andrew Jackson State Office Building in 1969, the James K. Polk State Office Building in 1981, and the Rachel Jackson State Office Building in 1985. He served as its vice mayor by 1992. He "shaped the community and rewrote its zoning ordinance", and made it look like "an almost Norman Rockwellesque community" according to his son.

Crabtree was awarded the Medal of Merit by the Tennessee Society of Architects.

Personal life and death Crabtree married Dolly Nance Fischer in 1948. They had five children. They resided in Belle Meade.

Crabtree died on May 3, 2014. His funeral was held at the St. Henry Catholic Church in Nashville.