Hadley/Washington in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Nashville Christian Institute

801 24th Ave N

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 4, 2025

1. Nashville Christian Institute Marker

Inscription. A.C. Holt established Nashville Christian Institute in 1940 as a Church of Christ residential school for African American students. In 1942, the school became an elementary and high school offering a rigorous education rooted in the Bible. Dedicated faculty members including Holt, Marshall Keeble, Lucien Palmer and Willie Cato led NCI, educating more than 500 students, including civil rights attorney Fred D. Gray. The school closed in 1967.

Photo caption on reverse side: Photo of the Nashville Christian Institute academic building, courtesy of the Robert E. Hooper Archives at Lipscomb University.

Erected 2025 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 272.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1940.

Location. 36° 9.688′ N, 86° 48.721′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Hadley/Washington. It is at the intersection of 24th Avenue North and Batavia St, on the left when traveling north on 24th Avenue

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North. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 800 24th Ave N, 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: Ernest Rip Patton / Modern Civil Rights Activists in Nashville (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gordon Chapel / Gordon Memorial United Methodist Church (about 500 feet away); Washington Junior High School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rev. Pharaoh H. Benson (approx. ¼ mile away); Royal Towers (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dr. D.B. Todd, Jr. (approx. 0.4 miles away); Dr. Mattie Coleman (approx. 0.4 miles away); Dr. Lloyd C. Elam (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 4, 2025

2. Nashville Christian Institute Marker

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 4, 2025

3. Nashville Christian Institute Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 173 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 5, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.