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

Radnor College

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 21, 2020

1. Radnor College Marker

Inscription. Two blocks west, on the hill, stood Radnor, a college for young women. Founded by A.N. Eshman in 1906, it gained national attention for its complimentary educational tours for students. After the school closed in 1914, a printing plant on campus served until 1924 as the Cumberland Presbyterian Publishing House. In 1921, a spectacular fire claimed the college's main building.

Erected 1995 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 97.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Education • Religion & Religious Structures • 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 1906.

Location. 36° 6.082′ N, 86° 44.433′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Radnor. It is at the intersection of Nolensville Pike (Alternate U.S. 31) and McClellan Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Nolensville Pike. Marker located next to an unrelated building at the southwest corner of the intersection. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3301 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Turner Grammar School (approx. half a mile away); Grassmere (approx. 0.9 miles away); Woodbine (approx. 1.1 miles away); Kurdish Americans in Nashville (approx. 1.2 miles away); Mill Creek Baptist Church and Graveyard (approx. 1.4 miles away); Cheatham’s Line (approx. 1½ miles away); Carper Homestead (approx. 1.7 miles away); Hospital Water Source (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. Radnor College Marker

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 1,310 times since then and 66 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 23, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.