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

Nettie Napier Day Home Club

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 9, 2024

1. Nettie Napier Day Home Club Marker

Inscription. Nettie Langston Napier had a Day Home Club on this site by 1907. It provided childcare, meals, education and healthcare for the children of poor, working African American mothers. Napier appointed a vice president for each of the city's wards, each responsible for soliciting funds and donations. The wife of prominent banker, lawyer and public figure James C. Napier, Nattie Langston Napier was a talented musician, avid social activist and member of the women's club movement.

Erected 2018 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 182.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Charity & Public Work • 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 1907.

Location. 36° 9.261′ N, 86° 46.366′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Rutledge Hill. It is on 4th Avenue South just south of Lea Avenue, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker

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is at or near this postal address: 614 4th Ave S, Nashville TN 37210, 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: Elm Street Methodist Church (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Primo Bartolini / Primo Bartolini’s Home (about 600 feet away); Captain William Driver (about 600 feet away); William Driver (about 700 feet away); Captain Ryman's Home (about 700 feet away); Frank Maxwell Andrews (approx. 0.2 miles away); Holy Trinity Episcopal Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Richard H. Fulton (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Also see . . . Nettie Langston Napier, activist and more. Biography by

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 28, 2020

2. Nettie Napier Day Home Club Marker

the African American Registry. (Submitted on April 2, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 28, 2020

3. Nettie Napier Day Home Club Marker

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 9, 2024

4. Nettie Napier Day Home Club Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 871 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 11, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 2, 3. submitted on April 2, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 4. submitted on March 11, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.