The Highlands in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Oglesby Community House

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 21, 2020

1. Oglesby Community House Marker

Inscription. Built 1898, the Mary Lee Academy, the second school in the Oglesby Community, was named for its first teacher, Miss Mary Lee Clark. The county bought the school in 1906. The name changed to Ogilvie in honor of the land donor, Benton H. Ogilvie, and later became Oglesby. In 1943, the schoolhouse was given back to the Oglesby Community.

Erected 1998 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 82.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Women. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee, The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1898.

Location. 36° 2.272′ N, 86° 44.598′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in The Highlands. It is on Edmondson Pike 0.1 miles south of Old Hickory Boulevard (Tennessee Highway 254), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5724 Edmondson Pike, Nashville TN 37211, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this

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marker is in Middle Tennessee.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: May-Granbery House and Alford Cemetery (approx. one mile away); Mount Pisgah Community (approx. 1.1 miles away); Gordontown Mound Complex (approx. 1.4 miles away); Cottonport (approx. 1.6 miles away); Early History (approx. 1.7 miles away); Kitchen Garden History (approx. 1.7 miles away); The Caldwell Years (approx. 1.7 miles away); Ellington Agricultural Center (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 21, 2020

2. Oglesby Community House Marker

As seen from across Edmondson Pike. The building is to the left.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 21, 2020

3. Oglesby Community House Marker

The Oglesby Community House, also known as the Oglesby Community Center.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 2,449 times since then and 170 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 23, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.