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

Betty Chiles Nixon

1936-2016

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 19, 2022

1. Betty Chiles Nixon Marker

Inscription. Betty Nixon was a trailblazing woman in Nashville politics, an ardent preservationist, and a relentless advocate for the city's people and neighborhoods. She served on the Metro Council from 1975 to 1987, was the first woman to chair its Budget and Finance Committee, and ran for mayor in 1987 and 1991. Nixon and her first husband, U.S. District Judge John T. Nixon, purchased this 1925 Colonial Revival house in 1971. It was the setting for her campaigns and community activism.

Erected 2019 by Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 212.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Government & Politics • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1936.

Location. 36° 8.324′ N, 86° 47.804′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Midtown. It is on 18th Avenue South south of Capers Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1607 18th Avenue South, Nashville TN 37212, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker

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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: George Peabody College for Teachers (approx. 0.2 miles away); Roger Williams University (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Roger Williams University (approx. 0.2 miles away); Nashville's First Radio Station (approx. ¼ mile away); 1303 16th Avenue South/1225, 1227, 1301, 1303, 1305 16th Avenue South (approx. ¼ mile away); Nashville's Music Row (approx. ¼ mile away); Remnants of the University of Nashville (approx. ¼ mile away); Belmont Mansion (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Also see . . . Betty Chiles Nixon. The Tennessean obituary (Submitted on November 6, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Betty Chiles Nixon image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Daniel Dubois / Vanderbilt University

2. Betty Chiles Nixon

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 16, 2020

3. Betty Chiles Nixon Marker

Betty Chiles Nixon House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 19, 2022

4. Betty Chiles Nixon House

Credits. This page was last revised on November 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 633 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 19, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 2, 3. submitted on August 16, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 4. submitted on July 19, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.