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

Centenary Methodist Institute

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 4, 2020

1. Centenary Methodist Institute Marker

Inscription.

Women from the Methodist Training School founded Warioto Settlement House in 1908. Renamed Centenary Methodist Institute, CMI moved to this location by 1921. CMI worked with rural migrant families in the North Nashville area called Kalb Hollow, providing a health care clinic and instruction in domestic skills and childcare. Children and teens participated in sports and clubs, directed for many years by Tom Page. CMI merged with Bethlehem Centers of Nashville in 1970.

Erected 2017 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 159.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Religion & Religious Structures. 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 1908.

Location. 36° 10.558′ N, 86° 47.472′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Germantown. It is on Monroe Street east of 7th Avenue North, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or

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near this postal address: 614 Monroe Street, Nashville TN 37208, 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: Assumption Church / Cardinal Stritch (within shouting distance of this marker); Neuhoff House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); George & Nathan “Nearest” Green & Jack Daniels (about 400 feet away); Mary Catherine Schweiss Strobel (about 400 feet away); Jefferson St. Music Scene (about 500 feet away); Ratterman Row (about 700 feet away); Germantown (approx. 0.2 miles away); Germantown Historic District (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Regarding Centenary Methodist Institute. "In 1908,

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 4, 2020

2. Centenary Methodist Institute Marker

the Warioto Settlement House began for mill workers at the Morgan and Hamilton Bag Company's Warioto Cotton Mill. These were white, predominantly rural migrant workers, who lived in Kalb Hollow, in North Nashville. Young Methodist women from the Methodist Training School of Nashville canvassed the community and invited mill workers to the new settlement. Warioto settlement services ranged from activities for pre-school children to sewing and cooking groups, to mothers learning the newest techniques of child care, diet, and the prevention of disease. From funds raised through the Methodist Centenary Drive, the Warioto Settlement House moved to Monroe Street in 1919. Two years later, a new building was erected and Warloto was given the name Centenary Methodist Institute." - From "Bethlehem Centers of Nashville (1894-)" by Linda T. Winn

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 464 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 7, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.