Hermitage Lighting Gallery

Specialties

For more than 70 years, Hermitage Lighting Gallery’s showroom has showcased much more than Tennessee’s largest selection of lighting fixtures. Hermitage Lighting Gallery features award-​winning kitchen cabinetry and Custom Design, appliances, hardware and plumbing, bath fixtures and accessories. A winner of Readers Favorites Awards, Best of Citysearch Nashville and an ARTS finalist. «We’re a locally owned family business. We’ve been in the community many years, and we view our customers as neighbors. So we service any problems, and customers can count on us to resolve issues,» Jack Fleischer, President notes. «We will do the right thing.»

History

Established in 1944.

In 1944, the late Jack Tenzel founded Hermitage Distribution Company. The company started in a converted house that was originally located at 1402 Church Street. In 1946 the name was changed to Hermitage Electric Supply Corporation. In 1954, Tenzel’s son-​in-​law, Gerald Fleischer, joined the company and subsequently became president in 1965. In 1958, Hermitage Electric Supply Corporation was out of space and moved to 1303 Demonbreun Street. This new building had 16,000 square feet and added a kitchen division to the mix of lighting, appliances and electrical supplies. In 1965 Hermitage Electric Supply Corporation had a 300% sales increase primarily due to its growth of its appliance distribution. In 1968 construction at 531 Lafayette Street, our current location, began. In 1983, Jack Fleischer, Son of Gerald Fleischer joined the company and is still the President. We are a third generation company and believe that outrageous customer service is what we must to do.

Meet the Business Owner

Jack F.

Business Owner

Jack Fleischer has a B.S. in management at Arizona State University. A past manager for Statewide Lighting in CA. and AZ., and for Lights Fantastic in TX., he joined Hermitage Lighting Gallery in 1983 and became president in 1996. He opened Impact Media Advertising Agency in 1984. A member of the American Lighting Association since 1983, He established and chaired the ALA’s electronic technology committee. He has also been ALA Secretary; treasurer; twice convention chair; and member of the certification board, showroom board and the public relations committee. Fleischer has received The Humanitarian Award, twice the Pillar of the Industry and is an Ironman. He currently serves as a chair of ALA-​PAC and sits on the Board of the Electronic Technology, Government Affairs and convention committees. Fleischer currently serves on the board Habitat for Humanity. He is a member of the AAF, Rotary International and is a 32^nd degree Scottish Rite Mason and a member of Cumberland Lodge.