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

The Harpeth Hall School

Photographed by Kevin Hoch, March 10, 2012

1. The Harpeth Hall School Marker

Inscription. On Sept. 17, 1951, Harpeth Hall opened as an independent girls' college preparatory school on the former P.M. Estes estate. Susan Souby headed the first school of 161 girls. Originating with Ward Seminary (1865-1913); Belmont College for Young Women (1890-1913); and Ward Belmont School (1913-51), Harpeth Hall continued Nashville's tradition of superior single-gender education. Motto: Let us lift up the mind and spirit.

Erected 2002 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 111.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Women. 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 17, 1951.

Location. 36° 6.187′ N, 86° 50.363′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Green Hills. It is on Hobbs Road west of Estes Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3801 Hobbs Rd, Nashville TN 37215, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Julia McClung Green (approx. 0.3 miles away); Redoubt No. 4, Battle of Nashville (approx. ¾ mile

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away); Battle of Nashville (approx. 0.9 miles away); Belle Meade Deer Park (approx. 1.1 miles away); Woodmont School (approx. 1.1 miles away); Kenner Manor Historic District (approx. 1.1 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Nashville (approx. 1.1 miles away); Woodmont Estates (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Also see . . .
1. Harpeth Hall. (Submitted on March 11, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)
2. Harpeth Hall School. Wikipedia (Submitted on March 11, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

Photographed by Kevin Hoch, March 10, 2012

2. The Harpeth Hall School Marker

The Harpeth Hall School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Hoch, March 10, 2012

3. The Harpeth Hall School

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 10, 2012, by Kevin Hoch of Waco, Texas. This page has been viewed 843 times since then and 28 times this year. Last updated on March 14, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 10, 2012, by Kevin Hoch of Waco, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.