Belle Meade Links in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Parmer School

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 21, 2020

1. Parmer School Marker

Inscription. In 1927 8.25 acres of the Belle Meade Plantation were acquired from its owner Walter O. Parmer to use for a new school. Parmer School opened that fall as a one-room school with grades 1-3. In 1928 the school was transformed into a modern brick building with 4 classrooms adding grades 4-8. By 1951 there were 18 classrooms. The school closed in 1982 and burned in 1985. The stone and brick archway was left as a reminder of the school's history. The property became a public park in 1986.

Erected 2008 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 129.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Parks & Recreational Areas. 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 1927.

Location. 36° 6.188′ N, 86° 51.68′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Belle Meade Links. It is at the intersection of Leake Avenue and Park Hill Drive, on the right when traveling west on Leake Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 103 Lasalle Ct, Nashville TN 37205, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this 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 walking distance

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of this marker: Mausoleum (approx. ¼ mile away); Slave Burials (approx. ¼ mile away); Belle Meade Golf Links Historic District (approx. ¼ mile away); Belle Meade Bourbon (approx. ¼ mile away); Ice House (approx. ¼ mile away); Slave Cabin (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dairy (approx. 0.3 miles away); Belle Meade Plantation (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. In 1865 (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 21, 2020

2. Parmer School Marker

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 21, 2020

3. Parmer School Marker

This stone and brick archway is all that remains of the school building.

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 3,306 times since then and 249 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.