Vanderbilt University
Title
Vanderbilt University
Subject
Tennessee state historical marker, Nashville, West End Avenue, 21st Avenue, Vanderbilt University
Description
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 which should exist between all geographical sections of our common country.' His funding and the governance of the Methodist Episcopal Church led to the establishment of Vanderbilt University as an ivy-league-level university in the New South. In 1915, Vanderbilt severed ties with the Methodist Church.
Creator
Cornelius Vanderbilt and Methodist Episcopal Church
Date
1873-present
Type
Buildings
Coverage
Location: West End Avenue and Louise Avenue
Files
Collection
Citation
Cornelius Vanderbilt and Methodist Episcopal Church, “Vanderbilt University,” Nashville Sites, accessed May 5, 2024, https://www.drpethel.com/exhibit/items/show/18.