City of Nashville
Washington County, Illinois
Last verified September 17, 2026
City of Nashville is a jurisdiction in Washington County, Illinois, which does not currently list an online permit database — contact the department directly by phone or email. Use the contact information below to reach the local building department, or the mailing address if the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Contact
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Washington County Zoning Department125 W. St. Louis St.
Nashville, IL 62263
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
DISAMBIGUATION: this is Nashville, Illinois, county seat of Washington County (population ~3,100), not Nashville, TN or Nashville, AR. Note: a search for the city's own domain led to nashar.org, which turned out to be the official site of Nashville, ARKANSAS - NOT used as a source here. No independent City of Nashville (IL) building/permit department could be confirmed; the official Washington County site (washingtonco.illinois.gov) lists 'Zoning' as a county department (located in Nashville, in the old jail building) and states countywide construction requires a permit through this office, but does not explicitly state whether its jurisdiction extends to the incorporated City of Nashville or unincorporated county only - treated here as the likely delegated authority per common practice for county-seat cities of this size, with that caveat flagged. City Hall itself (general, not permit-specific): (618) 327-3058, 190 N. East Court St., Nashville, IL 62263.
What You Need Before Applying for a Permit
Most building departments ask for the same core package before they'll issue a permit: a completed application naming the property owner and contractor, the contractor's state license number and proof of insurance (general liability, and workers' comp if employees are on the job), a notice of commencement or equivalent recorded filing for larger jobs where the state requires one, and scaled plans or a site plan for anything beyond minor repairs. Roofing, fence, pool, and solar permits typically have their own simplified checklists — City of Nashville's department (above) can confirm exactly what applies to your project.
Why this matters for insurance: permit history is one of the first things an underwriter or adjuster checks. Unpermitted work — a finished basement, an added bedroom, a rebuilt roof — can complicate a claim or even void coverage for that portion of the loss, and it routinely surfaces during a home inspection. Pulling the right permit up front, and keeping the closed-permit record on file, protects both the property's value and its insurability at resale.
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