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

Fehr School

Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, March 12, 2022

1. Fehr School Marker

Inscription. Named for local merchant and former school board member Rudolph Fehr, and designed by architects Dougherty and Gardner, Fehr School opened in 1924. On Sept. 9, 1957, Fehr became one of the first schools in Nashville to desegregate, admitting four African American first graders, who attended despite a hostile atmosphere. Some 200 protestors surrounded the school, and it received bomb threats prior to Hattie Cotton School being firebombed shortly after midnight on Sept. 10.

Erected 2013 by the Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 147.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Education. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee, The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 9, 1957.

Location. 36° 10.919′ N, 86° 47.536′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Salemtown. Marker is on 5th Avenue North south of Garfield Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1624 5th Ave N, Nashville TN 37208, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Fountain of Youth (approx. 0.2 miles away); Morgan Park History

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Freeland's Station (approx. ¼ mile away); Germantown (approx. 0.4 miles away); Centenary Methodist Institute (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ratterman Row (approx. 0.4 miles away); Buena Vista School / School Desegregation in Nashville "Nashville Plan" Schools (approx. 0.4 miles away); George & Nathan “Nearest” Green & Jack Daniels (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 4, 2020

2. Fehr School Marker

Former Fehr School entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane Marsteller, April 4, 2020

3. Former Fehr School entrance

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 4, 2020

4. Fehr School Marker

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 528 times since then and 102 times this year. Last updated on March 12, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. Photos: 1. submitted on March 12, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 7, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.