Hillsboro West End in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Elizabeth Atchison Eakin

1858-1936

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 28, 2020

1. Elizabeth Atchison Eakin Marker

Inscription. Elizabeth Rhodes Atchison, born in Nashville on Feb. 26, 1858, married prominent banker John H. Eakin in 1882. Active in many civic causes, in 1917 she became the first woman to join the Nashville City School Board. After her death in 1936, a new school on Fairfax Ave., built with funds from the Works Progress Administration (WPA), was named in her honor. In 2006, Eakin School moved to the adjacent Cavert School. The Eakin Building became the Martin Center for teacher training.

Erected 2019 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 191.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Women. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee, The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County, and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is February 26, 1858.

Location. 36° 8.092′ N, 86° 48.427′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Hillsboro West End. Marker is at the intersection of Fairfax Avenue and 25th Avenue South, on the right when traveling west on Fairfax Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2411 Fairfax Ave, Nashville TN 37212, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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within walking distance of this marker. Sea Serpent (“The Dragon”) Restoration (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Saint Bernard Academy (approx. ¼ mile away); Hillsboro Theater (approx. 0.3 miles away); Bradley Recording Studio Hillsboro Village (approx. 0.3 miles away); Hillsboro-West End (approx. 0.4 miles away); Battle of Nashville (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hillsboro Toll Gate (approx. 0.4 miles away); Love Circle Park (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. Elizabeth Atchison Eakin Marker

Front of original Eakin School image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 28, 2020

3. Front of original Eakin School

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 208 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 1, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.