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Roger Williams University
Roger Williams University first held classes in 1864, even before Fisk University. First located downtown, the school moved to 21st Avenue in 1874. Roger Williams provided courses that served as an equivalent to secondary education and some basic…
Parthenon
A full-scale representation of the Athenian Parthenon was built for the 1897 Centennial Exposition. After falling into decay, it was rebuilt in reinforced concrete between 1920 and 1931. Inside is a 42-foot high statue of Athena.
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Nashville Bible School (David Lipscomb College)
This cabin was home, periodically, up to 1882 of educator, editor, and religious leader David Lipscomb and wife, Margaret Zellner Lipscomb. It was originally located on Bell's Bend and moved to its present site in 1985. It served as the basis…
Nashville General Hospital
Opened on this site February 1890, with a capacity of 60 beds. Doctor Charles Brower of the University of Nashville Medical Department was appointed Superintendent. In 1891 a school of nursing was opened with Miss Charlotte E. Perkins as…
Nashville Centennial
The Centennial Exposition on this site in 1880 from April 23 through May 30, marked a century of progress since the founding of Nashville. There were parades, oratory, music, historical, art and commercial exhibits; theatrical performances, and “the…
1878 Map
This is an early map of Nashville in 1875, approximately a 100 years after the original settlement of Nashborough in 1780.
Vanderbilt University
An independent, privately supported university founded 1875 by Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, New York shipping & railway magnate, who gave $1,000,000 to start the university & expressed his wish that it should ‘contribute to strengthening the ties…
Vauxhall Garden
This fashionable place of entertainment was established by Messrs. Decker & Dyer in 1827 and operated for more than a decade. It covered several acres & included a ballroom, dining hall and miniature railroad. President Andrew Jackson was honored…
Christ Church Cathedral
Organized in 1829, Christ Church was Nashville’s first Episcopal parish. The present Victorian Gothic church, designed by Francis Hatch Kimball of New York, opened for services on Dec. 16, 1894; the tower, by local architect Russell E. Hart., was…
Ward Seminary
Ward Seminary for Young Ladies, founded in 1865 by Dr. William E. Ward, stood at this site many years. Dr. Ward, a graduate of Cumberland University in Lebanon in both law and divinity, died in 1887. The school was sold, but continued to operate as…