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

Hume-Fogg High School

Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, April 21, 2023

1. Hume-Fogg High School Marker

Inscription. On this site was erected, in 1853, Nashville's first public school building, named in memory of Alfred Hume, an eminent educator, and known as the “Father of the Nashville public school system.”

On this spot was the site of a building in which the legislature of Tennessee met from 1813 to 1817.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1813.

Location. 36° 9.566′ N, 86° 46.879′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Downtown. Marker is at the intersection of Broadway (U.S. 70) and 7th Avenue North, on the right when traveling west on Broadway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 700 Broadway, Nashville TN 37203, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Randall Jarrell (here, next to this marker); Customs House (within shouting distance of this marker); Bettie Mae Page (within shouting distance of this marker); Nashville's First Public School (within shouting distance of this marker); First Baptist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory of Francis Fogg (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named First Baptist Church

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(within shouting distance of this marker); The South Field (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Regarding Hume-Fogg High School. Fogg High School, named after B. J. Fogg, the first president of the Nashville Board of Education, became the city's second public school in 1875. It and Hume High School merged to form Hume-Fogg in 1912.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 7, 2021

2. Hume-Fogg High School Marker

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 7, 2021

3. Hume-Fogg High School Marker

The marker is next to the middle tree.

Tennessee State Library and Archive

4. Alfred Hume

This image was taken from "Five Generations, Hume Family, In Nashville, Tenn.," an early 20th-century composite.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 8, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 335 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 21, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 8, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.