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Nashville Academy of Medicine Marker image, Touch for more information
By Kevin Hoch, May 2, 2012
Nashville Academy of Medicine Marker
101 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Hillsboro West End — 61 — Nashville Academy of Medicine
On West End Avenue at Acklen Park Drive, on the right when traveling east on West End Avenue. Reported permanently removed.
The Nashville Medical Society, the first medical association in Tennessee, was founded March 5, 1821, by 7 physicians in the log courthouse on the Public Square. Pres. was Dr. Felix Robertson, first white child born in Nashville. Chartered Sept. 4, . . . Map (db m55018) HM
102 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Hillsboro West End — 61 — Nashville Academy of Medicine
On 33rd Avenue at West End Avenue (U.S. 70S), on the right when traveling south on 33rd Avenue.
The Nashville Medical Society, the first medical association in Tennessee, was founded March 5, 1821, by seven physicians in the log courthouse on the Public Square. The first president was Dr. Felix Robertson (1781-1865), son of James and Charlotte . . . Map (db m147479) HM
103 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Hillsboro-Belmont — 16 — Belmont Mansion
On Acklen Avenue east of Belmonat Boulevard, on the left when traveling east.
This mansion was built in 1853 as a summer home for Joseph and Adelicia Acklen. An 1860 addition by architect Adolphus Heiman expanded the mansion's size to 36 rooms. The entrance to the 177 acre estate, which featured gardens decorated with marble . . . Map (db m52143) HM
104 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Hillsboro-Belmont — 142 — Belmont-Hillsboro Neighborhood
On Belmont Boulevard at Beechwood Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Belmont Boulevard.
When Adelicia Acklen's estate was sold in 1890, the Belmont Mansion and its ground became Belmont College. Other portions, and parts of the neighboring Sunnyside Mansion property, were subdivided into residential lots by the Belmont Land Co. In . . . Map (db m52304) HM
105 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Hillsboro-Belmont — 34 — Hillsboro Toll GateNo. 1
On 21st Ave, on the right when traveling south.
Ten yds. north stood toll gate and toll gate house erected by Nashville and Hillsboro Turnpike Co., Incorporated in 1848. Charges to travel macadamized road could not exceed: horse or mule, 3 cents; 10 sheep, 20 cents; 20 meat cattle, 25 cents; . . . Map (db m81454) HM
106 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Hillsboro-Belmont — 152 — Jack Clement Recording Studios
On Belmont Blvd south of Clayton Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
After success in Memphis with Sun Records, "Cowboy" Jack Clement founded Jack Clement Recording Studios in 1969, producing and writing for artists such as Johnny Cash and Charley Pride. It was the first facility of its kind in Nashville, with . . . Map (db m76355) HM
107 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Hillsboro-Belmont — 101 — Nashville's First Radio Station
Near Wedgewood Avenue at Magnolia Boulevard.
June 1922, Boy Scout John H. DeWitt, Jr., started Nashville's first radio station (WDAA) on the Ward-Belmont Campus. Assisted by music teacher G. S. deLuca, he broadcast Enrico Caruso records to the opening of the River and Rail Terminal on the . . . Map (db m52306) HM
108 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Hillsboro-Belmont — 222 — School Desegregation in Nashville “Nashville Plan” Schools / Emma Clemons School
On 12th Avenue South just south of Ashwood Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
School Desegregation in Nashville "Nashville Plan" Schools In Brown v. Topeka (1954) and Brown II (1955) the U.S. Supreme Court ordered public schools nationwide to end racial segregation "with all deliberate speed.” Nashville . . . Map (db m169073) HM
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109 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Hillwood — 128 — Dutchman’s Curve Train Wreck
On White Bridge Pike, 0.1 miles east of Post Road, on the right when traveling north.
The deadliest train wreck in US history occurred on July 9, 1918, when two crowded trains collided head-on at Dutchman’s Curve. The impact caused passenger cars to derail into surrounding cornfields, and fires broke out throughout the wreckage. Over . . . Map (db m52596) HM
110 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Historic Edgefield — 27 — City of Edgefield
On Fatherland Street just east of South 5th Street, on the right when traveling east.
The portion of East Nashville known as Edgefield, the name suggested by Gov. Neill S. Brown, was incorporated as a city Jan. 2, 1869. Its approximate bounds were Shelby Ave., Sevier St., So. 10th St., Berry St., Cowan Ave. and the river. It's first . . . Map (db m147721) HM
111 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Historic Edgefield — 157 — Surrender of Nashville 612 Woodland Street
On Woodland Street east of South 6th Street, on the right when traveling east.
After union successes to the north in TN and KY, Col. John Kennett, 4th Ohio Vol. Cavalry, ordered Cpt. H.C. Rodgers to Edgefield. They jet with Nashville Mayor R.B. Cheatham, Feb. 23, 1862, at the Edgefield home of the banker Charles Fuller, to . . . Map (db m145784) HM
112 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Hope Gardens — 64 — Adolphus Heiman1809 - 1862
On Jefferson Street, on the left when traveling east.
Born Potsdam, Prussia. Came to Nashville 1838. Lived in home on this site. Architect, Engineer & Builder; Designed Univ. of Nash. Main Bldg., Central State Hosp. Main Bldg., Suspension Bridge over Cumberland River. Masonic Leader; Adj. U.S. Army . . . Map (db m4512) HM
113 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Huntwick Estates — 62 — Newsom's Mill
On Charlotte Pike (U.S. 70) at Buffalo Road, on the right when traveling west on Charlotte Pike.
The original Newsom's Mill was located upstream & was destroyed by flood in 1808. Joseph M. Newsom constructed this turbine-powered gristmill in 1862 of hand-dressed limestone cut from Newsom's quarry, a mile south. Newsom's stone is found in many . . . Map (db m147423) HM
114 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Inns of Granny White — 28 — Granny White Grave
On Travelers Ridge Drive at Granny White Pike, in the median on Travelers Ridge Drive.
Grave of Lucinda "Granny" White, who settled here in 1803 on 50 acres of land. She died in 1815 at about age 73. Granny White Tavern stood 200' to the north. Famous for its food, brandy, and comfortable beds, it attracted travelers from the Natchez . . . Map (db m95832) HM
115 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Jones/Buena Vista — 119 — The Temple Cemetery
On Clay Street.
The Temple Cemetery was established in 1851 with the purchase of three acres by the Hebrew Benevolent Burial Association and still serves Nashville's first Jewish congregation, The Temple, Congregation Ohabal Sholom. It blends early urban burial . . . Map (db m74332) HM
116 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Lockeland Springs — 149 — Holly Street Fire Hall / Bass Park
On Holly Street just east of South 16th Street, on the right when traveling east.
Holly Street Fire Hall. Completed in 1914, J.B. Richardson Engine Company No. 14 was designed by Nashville's first city architect, James B. Yeaman. Designed to blend in with the surrounding residential neighborhood, it was the first fire hall . . . Map (db m147720) HM
117 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Lockeland Springs — 24 — Lockeland Spring
On North 17th Street at Woodland Street, on the right when traveling north on North 17th Street.
Located 250 yds. S.E., this famous pioneer spring served Lockeland mansion on site of present school building. Home built by Col. Robert Weakley in early 1800's and named for his wife, daughter of Gen. Matthew Locke of Salisbury, N.C. Spring water . . . Map (db m147717) HM
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118 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Lockeland Springs — 161 — Penny Campbell1953-2014
On McEwen Avenue just east of Rudolph Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
An activist for LGBT rights and advocate for people with mental health and housing issues, Campbell co-organized Tennessee's delegation to the 1987 March on Washington for Lesbian & Gay Rights and Nashville's 1988 Pride parade at a time when many . . . Map (db m147716) HM
119 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Madison — 254 — Hank Snow’s Rainbow Ranch
On East Marthona Road, 0.2 miles south of West Old Hickory Blvd (Tennessee Route 45), on the right when traveling south.
Clarence Eugene “Hank” Snow purchased this Madison home with his wife Minnien in 1950, not long after his appearance on the Grand Ole Opry. He was one of the first musicians in the United States to build and use a home studio. Snow’s band, the . . . Map (db m234768) HM
120 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Madison — 112 — Tanglewood Historic District
On Tanglewood Drive, 0.1 miles west of Brush Hill Road, on the right when traveling west.
The Tanglewood Historic District is a rustic style suburban development from the 1920-1940s built by Robert M. Condra, a prominent Nashville builder. Natural materials are featured in this popular Arts and Crafts substyle that harmonizes with the . . . Map (db m147709) HM
121 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Marrowbone — 95 — Captain Alexander "Devil Alex" Ewing1752-1822
On Buena Vista Pike, 0.1 miles south of Beals Lane, on the right when traveling south.
Lt. Alexander Ewing was commissioned in the Continental Army in Sept. 1777 and promoted to Capt. in 1781. That year, while serving as aide-de-camp to Maj. Gen. Greene, he was wounded at Guilford Courthouse. Ewing moved to Davidson Co. c. 1786 and . . . Map (db m147789) HM
122 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Melrose — 37 — Battle of NashvillePeach Orchard Hill
On Harding Place, on the left when traveling east.
On Dec. 16, 1864, Gen. S.D. Lee's Corps, Army of Tennessee, held this right flank of Hood's defense line which ran south along the crest of this ridge. Violent artillery fire and infantry attacks by the corps of Wood and Steedman failed to dislodge . . . Map (db m25651) HM
123 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Melrose — 200 — Josephine Groves Holloway / Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee1898-1988
On Granny White Pike at Battery Lane, on the right when traveling north on Granny White Pike.
Josephine Groves Holloway 1898-1988 Josephine Holloway graduated from Fisk Univ. with a degree in sociology in 1923. She worked at Bethlehem Center as a case worker, where she began organizing the first African-American Girl Scouts troops . . . Map (db m147410) HM
124 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Melrose — 67 — Waverly Place
On Benton Avenue just east of 8th Avenue South (U.S. 31), on the left when traveling east.
About 100 yards east stood Waverly, the home of A.W. Putnam, a writer and historian. The house was named for the Waverley Novels by Sir Walter Scott. Putnam sold Waverly in 1858, and in 1887 the land was conveyed to a real estate syndicate — the . . . Map (db m147528) HM
125 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Merry Oaks — 131 — Mud Tavern
On Elm Hill Pike at Briley Parkway (Tennessee Highway 155), on the right when traveling west on Elm Hill Pike.
The Mud Tavern Community developed around the crossroads of the Elm Hill and McGavock Turnpikes. The name derives from the mud and log inn at the crossroads where early 19th century travelers found rest and refreshment. Mud Tavern later became a . . . Map (db m147567) HM
126 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Metrocenter/North Rhodes Park — 11 — Samuel Watkins
On Rosa L. Parks Boulevard (Alternate U.S. 41) 0.2 miles Athens Way, on the right when traveling west.
Brick manufacturer and builder, who fought under General Andrew Jackson in the Creek campaigns and at the Battle of New Orleans, left at his death in 1880 property and $100,000 as an endowment for a school later called Watkins Institute, organized . . . Map (db m147768) HM
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127 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Metrocenter/North Rhodes Park — 8 — The Nashville Race Course
On Vantage Way at Great Circle Road, in the median on Vantage Way.
The Nashville Race Course, the "Burns Island Track," 1828-1884, was .6 of a mile north. Here Oct. 10, 1843, was run the then richest race in the world, the $35,000 Peyton Stakes, 4 mile heats, promoted by Bailie Peyton. The winner owned by Thomas . . . Map (db m147769) HM
128 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Midtown — 144 — BMIBroadcast Music, Inc.
On Music Square East at Music Circle North, on the right when traveling north on Music Square East.
BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.), an organization that collects performance royalties for songwriters and music publishers in all genres of music, opened its doors in New York in 1940. BMI was the first performance rights organization to represent what . . . Map (db m60229) HM
129 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Midtown — 71 — Disciples of Christ Historical Society
On 19th Avenue South south of Scaritt Place, on the right when traveling south.
Library and archives of the 19th c. American religious unity movement which became: the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ); Christian Churches; and Churches of Christ. Located here, 1958, in the Thomas W. Phillips Memorial. Architects: Hoffman & . . . Map (db m52367) HM
130 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Midtown — 105 — Duncan College Preparatory School for Boys
On 25th Avenue South, on the right when traveling south.
Marvin T. Duncan, a graduate of Webb School (Bell Buckle) and Vanderbilt University, founded Duncan School in 1908 at this site on 25th Avenue S. He and his wife, Pauline, taught at the school until it closed in 1952. The Duncans dedicated their . . . Map (db m52171) HM
131 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Midtown — 162 — HCA Healthcare
On 25th Avenue North just south of Parman Place, on the right when traveling north.
In 1968, Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) was founded by Dr. Thomas Frist Sr., his son Dr. Thomas Frist Jr. and businessman Jack C. Massey. The original office was located here, in a small house near HCA's first hospital - Park View. At the . . . Map (db m147456) HM
132 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Midtown — 52 — Major Wilbur Fisk Foster1834-1922
Near 25th Avenue North, on the right when traveling south.
Chief Engr. Army of Tenn. C.S.A.; Construction Engineer on first R.R. Bridge in Nashville; City Engineer of Nashville and Member of American Society of civil Engineers; Director of Works at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition, 1897 & Co-Founder of . . . Map (db m4142) HM
133 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Midtown — 156 — Music Row
On Division Street at Buddy Killen Circle, on the right when traveling east on Division Street.
The heart of Nashville's music business, Music Row began in 1955, when Owen Bradley opened the Quonset Hut, the first recording studio here. In 1957, Chet Atkins opened RCA's studio at the corner of 17th and Hawkins. Other studios, . . . Map (db m147532) HM
134 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Midtown — 61 — Nashville Academy of Medicine
On 23rd Avenue North at Brandau Place, on the right when traveling south on 23rd Avenue North.
The Nashville Medical Society, the first medical association in Tennessee, was founded March 5, 1821, by 7 physicians in the log courthouse on the Public Square. Pres. was Dr. Felix Robertson, first white child born in Nashville. Chartered Sept. 4, . . . Map (db m4522) HM
135 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Midtown — 186 — Nashville Porter and Ale Brewery
On Charlotte Avenue (U.S. 70) just west of 19th Avenue North, on the left when traveling west.
In 1815, T.M. Burland opened a small brewery 1.5 miles west of Nashville along Cockrill Spring. The brewery used water from the nearby spring and barley purchased from local farmers. J.T. and W.B. Smith operated the brewery from 1834 until it was . . . Map (db m147460) HM
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136 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Midtown — 15 — Powder Grinding Wheels
On Park Plaza, on the right when traveling north.
These wheels used by the Confederacy to grind gunpowder at Augusta, Ga in 1863-1864 were made in Woolwich, England and were shipped on the blockade runner "Spray," via Mobile. After the war Gen. Miles purchased them for use at Sycamore Powder Mills, . . . Map (db m4144) HM
137 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Midtown — 141 — RCA Studio B
On Music Square West at Roy Acuff Place, on the left when traveling south on Music Square West.
RCA Records established a recording studio in this building in Novemeber 1957, with local offices run by guitarist-producer Chet Atkins. Its success led to a larger studio, known as Studio A, built next door in 1964. Studio B recorded numerous hits . . . Map (db m81463) HM
138 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Midtown — 102 — Saint Thomas Hospital
On Hayes Street, on the left when traveling east.
On April 11, 1898, at the request of Nashville Bishop Thomas Byrne, the Daughters of Charity opened St. Thomas Hospital on this site in the former home of Judge J.M. Dickinson. Named for Byrne's patron saint, the hospital began as a 26-bed "refuge . . . Map (db m81464) HM
139 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Midtown — 145 — Scarritt College for Christian Workers
On 19th Avenue South north of Scarritt Place, on the right when traveling north.
Established in Kansas City in 1892 by the Methodist Episcopal Church South and moved to Nashville in 1924, Scarritt trained laity in Christian education, music, and missions until it closed in 1988. Much of the Collegiate Gothic campus architecture . . . Map (db m60196) HM
140 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Midtown — 177 — The Old Woman's Home1891-1984
On West End Avenue (U.S. 70S) at 29th Avenue North, on the right when traveling east on West End Avenue.
On Dec. 17, 1891, the Tenn. legislature granted a charter establishing the Old Woman's Home "for the care and protection of aged and helpless women." In 1909, the women moved from 136 Cherry St. (4th Ave) to a new home at 2817 West End Ave. Later . . . Map (db m147454) HM
141 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Midtown — 218 — The Rock Block
On Elliston Place just north of Louise Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
One of Nashville's oldest streets, Elliston Place was a popular commercial corridor by 1930. Elliston Place Soda Shop opened in 1939. In 1971 Owsley Manier and Brugh Reynolds opened the listening-room style music venue Exit/In, named for its main . . . Map (db m158328) HM
142 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Midtown — 70 — United Nations Visit To Nashville
On June 7, 1976, 101 permanent representatives of the United Nations made a historic and unprecedented group visit to Nashville at the invitation of Tennessee Governor Ray Blanton and Nashville Mayor Richard Fulton. During the visit, the United . . . Map (db m4141) HM
143 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Midtown — 90 — University School of Nashville
On Edgehill Avenue west of 19th Avenue South, on the right when traveling west.
Founded in 1915 as the successor to The Winthrop Model School at the University of Nashville, Peabody Demonstration School was established at this site in 1925 to utilize the teacher training methods developed at George Peabody College for Teachers. . . . Map (db m52366) HM
144 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Midtown — 43 — Wallace University School1886 - 1941
On West End Avenue (U.S. 70), on the left when traveling east.
To prepare young men for College & for life, believing the first object of education to develop character, the second to develop intellect, third to make Christian gentlemen, Wallace University School, directed by Professor Clarence B. Wallace, . . . Map (db m25067) HM
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145 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Midtown — 155 — Woman Suffrage Rallies
On 25th Avenue North just south of Park Plaza, on the right when traveling south.
Centennial Park was the site of May Day rallies held annually from 1914 until 1920, when the Tennessee General Assembly ratified the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing the right to vote to American women. Suffragists marched from . . . Map (db m147457) HM
146 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Miro Meadows — 113 — Tolbert Fanning1810-1874
On Briley Parkway (Tennessee Route 155) at Vultee Boulevard, on the right when traveling north on Briley Parkway.
In 1844, noted educator, evangelist, and agriculturalist Tolbert Fanning started Franklin College, a liberal arts school near this site where boys farmed to cover tuition. In 1855 he co-founded the Gospel Advocate, a religious journal. Fanning's . . . Map (db m147559) HM
147 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Mountainview — 107 — Mount Pisgah Community
On Edmondson Pike, 0.1 miles south of Mount Pisgah Road, on the right when traveling north.
In 1867, Jane Watson deeded land to several African-American families, many of them her former slaves. First called Watson Town, the community became known as Mt. Pisgah by 1871. The Methodist Episcopal Church North organized a church here in 1866 . . . Map (db m147087) HM
148 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Music Row — 202 — Belmont Church and Koinonia Coffeehouse / Contemporary Christian Music
On 16th Avenue South just south of Grand Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Belmont Church and Koinonia Coffeehouse Koinonia (Greek for 'fellowship') Coffeehouse opened in 1973 with artists such as Dogwood, Fireworks and Brown Bannister boldly sharing their faith through contemporary music. It became a destination . . . Map (db m147530) HM
149 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Music Row — 228 — The Edgehill Community
On South Street east of Music Square East, in the median.
Established during and after the Civil War, Edgehill became a vibrant African American neighborhood in the 20th century, drawing residents through its schools, churches and thriving local economy. Edgehill was home to leaders in government, . . . Map (db m160770) HM
150 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Napier Area — 143 — J. W. Price Fire Hall
On Charles E. Davis Boulevard at Fain Street, on the right when traveling north on Charles E. Davis Boulevard.
Constructed in 1892 for Hose Company #1, this building is one of the earliest extant fire halls in Nashville. The upstairs housed firefighters while the lower floor stabled the company's two horses. R. C. Burk served as the first Captain. The fire . . . Map (db m147544) HM
151 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Nashboro Village — 163 — GranDale
On Nashboro Boulevard, 0.2 miles east of Murfreesboro Pike (U.S. 41), on the right when traveling west.
Built in the 1830s, rebuilt in 1859, and expanded in 1880, Perry Dale Sr. and Alberta G. Dale purchased this two-story frame house in 1946, naming it GranDale. The one-story wings were added to each side in the 1970s. Between 1972 and 1973, Perry . . . Map (db m147403) HM
152 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Natchez Trace Estates — 211 — Loveless Cafe and Motel
On State Highway 100 just east of McCory Lane, on the left when traveling east.
In 1951, Lon and Annie Loveless began serving fried chicken, biscuits and jams at picnic tables to hungry travelers from Highway 100, then the main road between Nashville and Memphis. They soon converted their 4-room home into a restaurant, . . . Map (db m146432) HM
153 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, North Capitol — 75 — "Western Harmony"
On Third Avenue North at James Robertson Parkway (U.S. 431), on the left when traveling north on Third Avenue North.
Music publishing in Nashville began in 1824 when "The Western Harmony" was published by Allen D. Carden and Samuel J. Rogers. A book of hymns and instruction for singing, it was printed by Carey A. Harris on the press of his newspaper, the Nashville . . . Map (db m147736) HM
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154 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, North Capitol — 196 — Freedman's Savings and Trust Company Bank / Duncan Hotel
On Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at 4th Avenue North, on the right when traveling east on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
Freedman's Savings and Trust Company Bank. In March 1865, Congress established the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company Bank. A Nashville branch was chartered in Dec. 1865. By 1867, there were 37 branches, mostly in the South. Liberty Hall was . . . Map (db m145781) HM
155 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, North Capitol — 106 — Houston's Law Office
On 2nd Avenue North, 0.1 miles north of James Roberston Parkway (U.S. 431), on the right when traveling north.
Sam Houston, a native of Virginia, moved to Nashville in 1818 to study law with Judge James Trimble. Admitted to the bar later that year, Houston practiced in Lebanon, Tenn., before returning to Nashville to serve as District Attorney (1819-21). In . . . Map (db m147738) HM
156 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, North Capitol — 39 — Site of Original Gas Works
On 2nd Avenue North.
The Nashville Gas Light Co., founded Mar. 1850, with General Washington Barrow, President, built first gas works in Tennessee for manufacturing gas from coal. First street lamp was lighted Feb. 13, 1851 at Second Ave. North and Public Square. . . . Map (db m74334) HM
157 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, North Nashville — 154 — North Nashville High School
On Cass Street, 0.1 miles west of 10th Avenue North, on the right when traveling west.
Located at 1100 Clay Street, North Nashville High School opened in 1940. Designed by Hart and Russell, the building was constructed with funding from the Public Works Administration, and featured carved stone panels by sculptor Puryear Mims. The . . . Map (db m147766) HM
158 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, North Nashville — 47 — Saint Cecilia Academy
On Dominican Drive at Athens Way, on the right when traveling east on Dominican Drive.
The name Saint Cecilia, patroness of music was chosen for a grammar and high school for girls, opened in October 1860 by four Sisters who had moved to this site from Saint Mary's Convent, Third Order of Saint Dominic, Somerset, Ohio on August 17, . . . Map (db m4098) HM
159 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Northwest Nashville — 46 — Hyde's Ferry Turnpike
On Ashland City Highway (Tennessee Route 12) 0.1 miles east of Eatons Creek Road, on the right when traveling west.
Here was toll-gate No.2 of the Hyde's Ferry Turnpike Co., chartered in 1848 to build a road from Nashville to Ashland City and Sycamore Mills. Richard Hyde's ferry crossed the Cumberland 2.6 mi. southeast, where the railroad bridge is now. Davidson . . . Map (db m147791) HM
160 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Otter Creek — 126 — Battle of Nashville(December 16, 1864) — Assault on the Barricade —
On Granny White Pike at Richland Woods Lane/Club Drive, on the right when traveling south on Granny White Pike.
During the retreat from Nashville, Colonel Edmund Rucker's brigade attempted to block the Union pursuit by erecting a barricade of fence rails and logs across Granny White Pike, 1/2 mile south of this spot. During the ensuing night attack by Union . . . Map (db m60230) HM
161 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Pie Town — 9 — Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
On 6th Avenue South at Lafayette Street, on the right when traveling south on 6th Avenue South.
This building, renowned for its pure Gothic architecture and harmony of proportions, was designed by Wills & Dudley of New York, in a style suggesting an English village church. The cornerstone was laid May 7, 1852, by Bishop James Otey. The church . . . Map (db m81455) HM
162 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Pie Town — 139 — The Nashville Brewery
On 6th Avenue South just north of Mulberry Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Nashville Brewery was founded by Jacob Stiefel on this location in 1859. After the Civil War, the brewery had various owners until it was rebuilt by Christian Moerlein and William Gerst in 1890. Renamed the William Gerst Brewing Co in 1893, it . . . Map (db m147506) HM
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163 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Radnor — 97 — Radnor College
On Nolensville Pike (Alternate U.S. 31) at McClellan Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Nolensville Pike.
Two blocks west, on the hill, stood Radnor, a college for young women. Founded by A.N. Eshman in 1906, it gained national attention for its complimentary educational tours for students. After the school closed in 1914, a printing plant on campus . . . Map (db m147127) HM
164 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Richland — 199 — Jewish Community Center Bombing
On West End Avenue (U.S. 70S) at Four-Forty Parkway (Interstate 440), on the right when traveling west on West End Avenue.
At 8:07 p.m. on Sunday, March 16, 1958 a bomb exploded at the Jewish Community Center at 3500 West End Avenue. The JCC, which was located here from 1952-84, often hosted community meetings aimed at desegregating Nashville's schools and communities . . . Map (db m147443) HM
165 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Richland — 133 — Richland-West End
On Bowling Avenue at Richland Avenue, in the median on Bowling Avenue.
This early planned subdivision presents a largely unaltered picture of suburban residences in early 20th century Nashville. With ninety percent of existing homes built between 1905 and 1925, the styles range from large American four-squares to the . . . Map (db m53381) HM
166 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Richland — 137 — The Craighead House
On Westbrook Avenue east of Meadowbrook Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
This Federal-style home was built c1810 for John Brown Craighead and his first wife Jane Erwin Dickinson. Craighead was the son of early Nashville settler the Rev. Thomas Craighead. In 1823, Craighead married Lavinia Robertson Beck, youngest . . . Map (db m53382) HM
167 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, River Trace — 215 — Lock 2 Park
On Lock 2 Road, 0.3 miles north of Cain Harbor Drive, on the right when traveling north.
In 1888, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers sought to make water travel on the Cumberland River easier by regulating water levels with a series of dams and locks. Construction on Lock 2 began in 1892, and the lock and dam were finished in 1907. The . . . Map (db m154919) HM
168 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Rolling Mill Hill — 48 — Nashville General Hospital
On Middleton Street just west of Academy Place, on the right when traveling east.
Opened on this site February 1890, with a capacity of 60 beds. Doctor Charles Brower of the University of Nashville Medical Department was appointed Superintendent. In 1891 a school of nursing was opened with Miss Charlotte E. Perkins as . . . Map (db m147536) HM
169 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Rolling Mill Hill — 54 — Site of Waterworks Plant
On Hermitage Avenue (U.S. 70) just east of Academy Place, on the right when traveling west.
The city's present waterworks was inaugurated at this site Oct. 1, 1833. The pumping station was erected on the lower river bluff & the reservoir on the upper grounds. German engr., Albert Stein, designed and supervised construction. The system cost . . . Map (db m147534) HM
170 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Rutledge Hill — 92 — Captain Ryman's Home
On 2nd Avenue South just north of Lea Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
On this site stood the residence of Captain Thomas Green Ryman, owner of the Ryman steamboat line and builder of the Union Gospel Tabernacle, renamed Ryman Auditorium after his death in 1904. The Queen Anne frame house with a slate roof, seven . . . Map (db m147537) HM
171 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Rutledge Hill — 36 — Nashville Fire Department
On Hermitage Avenue (U.S. 70) at Middleton Street, on the right when traveling east on Hermitage Avenue.
The city's first fire-fighting force of volunteers was formed in May 1807. The first paid Dept. was organized on July 29, 1860, with J.S. Dashiell as chief. Three horse-drawn steam engines were bought. A telegraph alarm was installed in 1875. Chief . . . Map (db m147535) HM
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172 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Rutledge Hill — 182 — Nettie Napier Day Home Club
On 4th Avenue South just south of Lea Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
Nettie Langston Napier had a Day Home Club on this site by 1907. It provided childcare, meals, education and healthcare for the children of poor, working African American mothers. Napier appointed a vice president for each of the city's wards, each . . . Map (db m147505) HM
173 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Salemtown — 147 — Fehr School
On 5th Avenue North south of Garfield Street, on the left when traveling south.
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 . . . Map (db m193462) HM
174 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Scottsboro — 136 — Bells Bend / Scottsboro
On Ashland City Highway (Tennessee Route 12) at Old Hickory Boulevard, on the right when traveling west on Ashland City Highway.
Bells Bend Bells Bend, first known as White's Bend, is an 18-square-mile area encompassed by a U-shaped bend in the Cumberland River. Numerous archaeological sites indicate that the area has been inhabited for at least 10,000 years. Bells . . . Map (db m191958) HM
175 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Sobro — 76 — Customs House
On Broadway.
President Rutherford B. Hayes laid its cornerstone in 1877. Designed by Treasury Department architect W.A. Potter, it was occupied in 1882 by collectors of customs and internal revenue, U.S. courts, and Nashville's main post office. Addition to rear . . . Map (db m147164) HM
176 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Sobro — 125 — First Baptist Church
On Broadway, 0.1 miles east of 7th Avenue South, on the right when traveling east.
Organized in 1820, this is the church's third downtown location. The elaborate Gothic tower is all that remains of the Matthews & Thompson building that stood at this location from 1886 to 1967. The Baptist Sunday School Board, now one of the . . . Map (db m24141) HM
177 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Sobro — 160 — Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church
On Demonbreun Street at 6th Avenue South, on the right when traveling west on Demonbreun Street.
The Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church was established on Nov. 4, 1917, at 208 6th Ave S., the former site of Wallace Univ. School. Greek immigrants began moving to Nashville in the 1880s in search of better economic opportunities. In 1905 a . . . Map (db m147533) HM
178 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Sobro — 4 — Nashville Plow Works
On 8th Avenue South (Tennessee Route 6) at Palmer Place, on the right when traveling south on 8th Avenue South.
Site of a farm implement factory operated by Messrs. Sharp and Hamilton, previous to the War Between the States. With the outbreak of hostilities they reversed the Biblical injunction and produced swords of excellent quality for the Confederacy. . . . Map (db m74348) HM
179 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Sobro — 51 — Vauxhall Garden Site
On 9th Avenue South at Demonbreun Street, on the right when traveling north on 9th Avenue South.
Located immediately south, this fashionable place of entertainment was established by Messrs. Decker & Dyer in 1827 and operated for more than a decade. It covered several acres & included a ballroom, dining hall and miniature railroad. Pres. . . . Map (db m61661) HM
180 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, South Nashville — 2 — Captain John Rains1743-1834
On Rains Avenue at Merritt Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Rains Avenue.
On Christmas Day 1779, John Rains led his family and livestock across the frozen Cumberland and settled in this vicinity. In 1784 he built a fort that enclosed this hill and the spring 75 yards east. At James Robertson's orders he often led a . . . Map (db m147540) HM
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181 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, South Nashville — 100 — Central High School
On Rains Avenue just south of Southgate Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Founded in 1915 as the first public high school in the county system, Central High School stood here from 1921-1971. One of the earliest student government associations in the South began here. Many graduates became city and county political . . . Map (db m147122) HM
182 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, South Nashville — 23 — Cumberland Park
On Wedgewood Avenue at Rains Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Wedgewood Avenue.
The Cumberland Fair and Racing Association sponsored harness racing here 1891-1894. The great match race between Hal Pointer of Tennessee and Direct of California occurred Oct. 21, 1891. Direct won all 3 heats in record time for a pacing race. . . . Map (db m147120) HM
183 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, South Nashville — 41 — First Steam Locomotive
On 4th Avenue S.
On Dec. 13, 1850, the first steam engine, Tennessee No. 1, ordered by the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad, arrived on the steamboat "Beauty" from Cincinnati. The one-mile trip on improvised tracks from the wharf to the S. Cherry St. crossing . . . Map (db m74361) HM
184 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, South Nashville — 55 — Fort Negley Site
On Ft. Negley Boulevard, 0 miles north of Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling north.
The guns of Fort Negley, commanding three turnpikes to the South & Southeast, opened the Battle of Nashville, Dec. 15, 1864. This site was selected by Capt. J. S. Morton as the key strongpoint in the Federal line around the city. The European style . . . Map (db m30054) HM
185 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, South Nashville — 188 — May Hosiery Mills
On Chestnut Street just east of Martin Street, on the right when traveling east.
In 1897, Jacob May and his family moved to Nashville and opened the Rock City Hosiery Mill. May obtained a contract to use convict labor for his mill, located inside the state penitentiary on Church Street. In 1908, May incorporated the company . . . Map (db m147539) HM
186 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, South Nashville — 93 — Mill Creek Baptist Church and Graveyard
On Old Glenrose Avenue just east of Dodge Drive, on the left when traveling east.
Mill Creek Baptist Church, mother church of Southern Baptists in Davidson County, occupied two meeting houses at this site from 1797 until the early 20th century. Here, in 1833, Baptists formed the first Tennessee Baptist Convention. The church's . . . Map (db m147169) HM
187 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Southside Neighborhood Coalition — 40 — James Carroll Napier
On Lafayette Street (U.S. 70S) at Claiborne Street, on the right when traveling north on Lafayette Street.
James C. Napier (1845-1940), Nashville Negro lawyer, educator, member of the city council, delegate to four Republican conventions, Register of U.S. Treasury, 1911-15, was a trustee of Fisk, Howard, and Meharry, advocate of the public schools, and . . . Map (db m147545) HM
188 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Sylvan Park — 148 — Cohn School / W.R. Rochelle (1904-1989)
On Park Avenue just east of 49th Avenue North, on the right when traveling east.
Cohn School Designed by architects Asmus and Clark and opened in 1928 as a junior high school, Cohn School was named in memory of Corinne Lieberman Cohn, one of the first female members of the school board. Jonas H. Sikes served as first . . . Map (db m147440) HM
189 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Sylvan Park — 33 — McConnell Field
On 46th Avenue North at Murphy Road, on the right when traveling south on 46th Avenue North.
In 1927 the City of Nashville bought 131 acres from Warren Sloan and made this the city airport, named for Lieut. Brower McConnell, Tennessee National Guard pilot who died that year in an air crash. Aircraft outgrew the field in the 1930s and moved . . . Map (db m147168) HM
190 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Sylvan Park — 33 — McConnell Field
In 1927 the City bought 131 acres from Warren Sloan and made this the Nashville airport, named for Lieut. Brower McConnell, Tennessee National Guard pilot who died that year in an air crash. The hangars were 50 yards east. Aircraft outgrew . . . Map (db m166471) HM
191 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Sylvan Park — 151 — Richland Park
On Charlotte Avenue (U.S. 70) just east of 49th Avenue North, on the right when traveling east.
Once a part of the Byrd Douglas plantation, the Nashville Land Improvement Company dedicated ten acres for a public park in 1887. After annexation, the park became a Nashville City Park in 1907, and the City added playground equipment. Richland Perk . . . Map (db m147439) HM
192 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Sylvan Park — 234 — St. Ann Catholic Church and School
On Charlotte Pike (U.S. 70) just west of 51st Avenue North, on the left when traveling west.
St. Ann Catholic Church and School opened here in 1921. Two Sisters of Charity first welcomed West Nashville Catholics at gatherings held above a nearby hardware store in 1917. This informal gathering became St. Peter's Mission, thanks to support of . . . Map (db m180446) HM
193 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Sylvan Park — 150 — Sylvan Park School
On 48th Avenue North at Utah Avenue, on the left when traveling north on 48th Avenue North.
A two-room frame school building was constructed here in 1907 to serve the children of newly-annexed West Nashville. Students in grades 1-8 attended here, and a second two-room building was added in 1909 for students in grades 1-4. Maria Wilson Hill . . . Map (db m147442) HM
194 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Talbot's Corner — 223 — Glenn School / School Desegregation in Nashville “Nashville Plan” Schools
On Cleveland Street just west of North 3rd Street, on the left when traveling west.
Glenn School. Named for Davidson County Judge and former Edgefield mayor William A. Glenn (1805-1883), the two-story, brick Glenn School opened in 1904. On Sept. 9. 1957, three African American first grade students desegregated the school. An . . . Map (db m163412) HM
195 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Talbot's Corner — 1 — Heaton's Station
On Lock Road.
On his bluff in 1780, pioneers who came with James Robertson built Heaton's (also spelled Eaton's) station. It and two other forts (Nashborough and Freeland's) withstood all Indian attacks and saved the Cumberland settlements. On the river below . . . Map (db m74331) HM WM
196 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Talbot's Corner — 174 — Joy Floral Company
On Lischey Avenue just south of Gatewood Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
In 1882, T.S. and T.C. Joy, founders of Joy & Son floral co. (est. 1877), bought 91 acres east of Lischey Ave. for their greenhouse operations, including the Gen. White home and White-Ogden Cemetery. The Joys built a large greenhouse (1886) and two . . . Map (db m147762) HM
197 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, The District — 44 — Timothy Demonbreun
On 3rd Avenue N, on the left when traveling north.
Jacques-Timothé De Montbrun, born on Mar. 23, 1741, in Boucherville, Quebec, was the first white man to live in the Nashville area. Beginning in 1769, he spent several winters here trading for furs. He served as Lieut. Gov. of Illinois Country, . . . Map (db m117817) HM
198 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, The District — 35 — William Walker"Grey-eyed Man of Destiny"
On Commerce St at 4th Ave N, on the right when traveling west on Commerce St.
Born May 8, 1824, Walker moved to this site from 6th Ave. N. in 1840. In early life he was a doctor, lawyer & journalist. He invaded Mexico in 1853 with 46 men & proclaimed himself Pres., Republic of Lower Calif. Led force into Nicaragua in 1855; . . . Map (db m24067) HM
199 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, The Highlands — 82 — Oglesby Community House
On Edmondson Pike, 0.1 miles south of Old Hickory Boulevard (Tennessee Highway 254), on the left when traveling south.
Built 1898, the Mary Lee Academy, the second school in the Oglesby Community, was named for its first teacher, Miss Mary Lee Clark. The county bought the school in 1906. The name changed to Ogilvie in honor of the land donor, Benton H. Ogilvie, and . . . Map (db m147096) HM
200 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Una — 137 — Una Community
On Smith Springs Road at Old Murfreesboro Pike, on the right when traveling east on Smith Springs Road.
The Una community developed around the crossroads of Smith Springs Road and Old Murfreesboro Pike in the early 19th century. The local postmaster changed the community name from Rowesdale, or Rosedale, to Una in 1882, honoring a Peabody College . . . Map (db m147147) HM

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