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

Turner Grammar School

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 21, 2020

1. Turner Grammar School Marker

Inscription. By 1800 Whitsett's Chapel became this area's first school. In Jan. 1899 Flat Rock native, philanthropist and real estate developer R.W. Turner and wife Sallie W. Turner gave 2 acres for a new 9th dist. public school. The first Turner School was overcrowded by the 1920s. Designed by architect George D. Waller, Turner Grammar School opened in 1926 with Otto Prather as principal. The cafetorium dates to 1950. An annex of Cole Elem. in its final years, the school closed in 1989.

Erected 2019 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 201.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee, The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County series list. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1899.

Location. 36° 6.506′ N, 86° 44.64′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Glencliff. It is on Nolensville Pike (Alternate U.S. 31) south of Timmons Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address:

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3000 Nolensville Pike, Nashville TN 37211, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Radnor College (approx. half a mile away); Woodbine (approx. half a mile away); Cheatham’s Line (approx. one mile away); Mill Creek Baptist Church and Graveyard (approx. 1.1 miles away); Carper Homestead (approx. 1.3 miles away); Hospital Water Source (approx. 1.3 miles away); Melrose (approx. 1.3 miles away); Grassmere (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Regarding Turner Grammar School. The building has been remodeled and converted into office space.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 21, 2020

2. Turner Grammar School Marker

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 21, 2020

3. Turner Grammar School Marker

The former Turner Grammar 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 1,722 times since then and 111 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.