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

St. Vincent de Paul Church and School

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 22, 2023

1. St. Vincent de Paul Church and School Marker

Inscription. St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Mission and School was founded in 1932. The school was one of two Catholic institutions opened by St. Katharine Drexel in Nashville for Blacks and staffed with Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament. St. Vincent became a parish in 1940. In 1942, the Franciscan Friars accepted leadership for the parish and school. The Sisters withdrew from the school in 1973. The school remained open under Principal Lucille Brandon, the first layperson in the Diocese of Nashville to direct a Catholic school. St. Vincent is Nashville's only remaining Catholic school established for Blacks.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3A 194.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Religion & Religious Structures.

Location. 36° 10.318′ N, 86° 48.322′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in North Nashville. It is at the intersection of Heiman Street and 17th Avenue N, on the right when traveling west on Heiman Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this

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postal address: 1704 Heiman St, 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: Jefferson Street's Rich History (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fisk University (about 800 feet away); Woodcuts Gallery (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Community Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fisk University Athletics (approx. 0.2 miles away); Kossie Gardner Sr. (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jefferson Street Jazz and Blues Festival (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Fisk Jubilee Singers (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 22, 2023

2. St. Vincent de Paul Church and School Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 429 times since then and 69 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 23, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.