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

Hubbard House

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 9, 2024

1. Hubbard House Marker

Inscription. Built about 1921 from donations of Meharry Medical College alumni and trustees, Hubbard House served as the retirement home of Dr. George W. Hubbard, a founder and head of Meharry for 44 years. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places due to its architecture and its link to Dr. Hubbard, this building is the last remnant of the original Meharry campus.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3A 123.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Architecture • Education • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1921.

Location. 36° 8.824′ N, 86° 45.836′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Chestnut Hill. It is on 1st Avenue South just south of Mildred Shute Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1109 1st Ave S, Nashville TN 37210, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee.

It is

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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: Robert Emmitt Lillard (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tom Wilson Park / Thomas T. Wilson (about 700 feet away); Lieutenant Henry Alvin Cameron 1875-1918 / Cameron School (about 800 feet away); St. Patrick Catholic Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Battle of Nashville (approx. 0.2 miles away); James Carroll Napier (approx. 0.2 miles away); A History of Restoration (approx. ¼ mile away); Dudley Park (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 29, 2020

2. Hubbard House Marker

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 29, 2020

3. Hubbard House Marker

The Hubbard house. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 9, 2024

4. The Hubbard house.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 643 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 11, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 2, 3. submitted on April 3, 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.