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

Robert Emmitt Lillard

1907 - 1991

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, November 16, 2024

1. Robert Emmitt Lillard marker

Inscription. Robert Emmitt Lillard was a fireman at the city's first African American fire station, Engine Co. 11, until 1950, when he began practicing law full-time. In 1951, attorneys Lillard and Z. A. Looby became the first African American City Council members elected since 1911. Lillard helped desegregate the Parthenon, worked to pass anti-discrimination laws, defended sit-in protesters, and was the first African American First Circuit Court judge. He lived and worked here from 1936 to 1972.

Erected 2023 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 263.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights.

Location. 36° 8.867′ N, 86° 45.958′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Chestnut Hill. It is on 2nd Avenue South north of Mildred Shute Ave, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1062 2nd Avenue South, Nashville TN 37210, 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: Lieutenant Henry Alvin Cameron 1875-1918 / Cameron School (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hubbard House (about 600 feet away); A History of Restoration (about 700 feet away); William Carroll (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cemetery Monument and Architecture (approx. 0.2 miles away); A Community of Citizens and Soldiers (approx. 0.2 miles away); Tom Wilson Park / Thomas T. Wilson (approx. 0.2 miles away); Nashville City Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, November 16, 2024

2. Robert Emmitt Lillard marker

Robert Emmitt Lillard's home image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, November 16, 2024

3. Robert Emmitt Lillard's home

Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 186 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 16, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.