Sylvan Park in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Cohn School ⎯⎯⎯ W.R. Rochelle (1904-1989)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 28, 2020
1. Cohn School side of the marker
Inscription.
Cohn School, also, W.R. Rochelle (1904-1989). .
Cohn School. Designed by architects Asmus and Clark and opened in 1928 as a junior high school, Cohn School was named in memory of Corinne Lieberman Cohn, one of the first female members of the school board. Jonas H. Sikes served as first principal. The school added high school grades in 1937, and graduated its first high school class in 1940. Following school desegregation, Cohn High merged with Pearl High in 1983. The building now serves as the Cohn Adult Learning Center.,
W.R. Rochelle (1904-1989). A graduate of Peabody College, William Rayburn Rochelle served as principal of Cohn High School from 1939 until his retirement in 1965. An innovative educator, he led Cohn in developing student government and was responsible for a state of the art music education program. Rochelle devoted his life to education and community service, especially to adults with intellectual disabilities. In 1968, he founded the Rochelle Center for disabled adults and their families.
Cohn School
Designed by architects Asmus and Clark and opened in 1928 as a junior high school, Cohn
School was named in memory of Corinne Lieberman Cohn, one of the first female
members of the school board. Jonas H. Sikes served as first principal. The school added
high school grades in 1937, and graduated its first high school class in 1940. Following school desegregation, Cohn High merged with Pearl High in 1983. The building now serves as the Cohn Adult Learning Center.
W.R. Rochelle
(1904-1989)
A graduate of Peabody College, William Rayburn Rochelle served as principal of Cohn
High School from 1939 until his retirement in 1965. An innovative educator, he led Cohn in developing student government and was responsible for a state of the art music education program. Rochelle devoted his life to education and community service, especially to adults with intellectual disabilities. In 1968, he founded the Rochelle Center for disabled adults and their families.
Erected 2012 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 148.)
Location. 36° 9.053′ N, 86° 50.733′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Sylvan Park. It is on Park Avenue just east of 49th Avenue North, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4805 Park Ave, Nashville TN 37209, 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 of this marker: Richland Hall (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cohen Building
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 28, 2020
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 28, 2020
3. Cohn School Marker
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 28, 2020
4. Cohn School main entrance
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