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

Cockrill School

Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, January 2, 2023

1. Cockrill School Marker

Inscription. Through the efforts of Mark Sterling Cockrill and Lemuel Davis, a school serving West Nashville children in grades l-8 opened near here in 1888. High school grades were soon added and the school became West Nashville High School. Following annexation, the school was renamed Cockrill School in 1907. The Public Works Administration constructed the current building at this location, the former Clifton Park. Designed by Marr and Holman, this building opened in 1940.

Erected 2018 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 153.)

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 year for this entry is 1888.

Location. 36° 9.307′ N, 86° 50.763′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Urbandale Nations. Marker is on 49th Avenue North just north of Delaware Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 609 49th Ave N, Nashville TN 37209, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Sykes Field (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Richland Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away);

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Cohen Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Richland Park (approx. ¼ mile away); Charlotte Road (approx. ¼ mile away); St. Ann Catholic Church and School (approx. 0.3 miles away); Cohn School / W.R. Rochelle (1904-1989) (approx. 0.3 miles away); Tennessee Baptist Orphans' Home (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 28, 2020

2. Cockrill School Marker

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 28, 2020

3. Cockrill School Marker

The Cockrill School Building (1940) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 28, 2020

4. The Cockrill School Building (1940)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 1, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 211 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 2, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 1, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.