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COURTHOUSE Williamson County’s first courthouses, one log, one brick, were in the center of the square. This the third, completed in 1858 under the supervision of John W Miller, is one of...
FOURTH AVENUECHURCH OF CHRIST----In 1833, a congregation of seventeen Christians was organized in Franklin following preaching by Tolbert Fanning.
STEP BACK IN TIME Standing before you is the historic Croft House, home to five generations of one family -- the Dunn, Shute, Tigert and Croft Families. Built in 1810 by Michael Dunn, the house...
THE SPIRIT OF YOUTH HOLDS IN CHECK THE CONTENDING FORCES THAT STRUGGLED HERE IN THE FIERE BATTLE OF NASHVILLE, DECEMBER 16TH, 1864, SEALING FOREVER THE BOND OF UNION BY THE BLOOD OF OUR HEROIC...
BELMONT MANSION 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. ...
WARD-BELMONT COLLEGE 1913-1951 In 1913, Belmont College (est. 1890) and Ward’s Seminary (est. 1865) merged to form Ward-Belmont College, a women’s junior college, preparatory school, and music...
In 1925, the Hillsboro Theater opened as a silent film house with its entrance on 21st Avenue South. The stage arch was decorated by Italian craftsman, Raffaelo Mattei. It was the home of the...
Peabody College, founded in 1875 as the State Normal College, was originally affiliated with the University of Nashville, which traced its roots to Davidson Academy, founded in 1785. This plaque...
McCONNELL FIELD 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...
THE NASHVILLE PARTHENON 1897 - 1988 THE NASHVILLE PARTHENON WAS BUILT ON THIS SITE AS THE CENTERPIECE OF THE TENNESSEE CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION OF 1897. THE ORIGINAL FULL-SCALE REPLICA...
MUSIC ROW The heart of Nashville's music busi- ness, 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...
COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME Elected 1973 PATSY CLINE September 8, 1932 – March 5, 1963 BORN VIRGINIA PATTERSON HENSLEY IN VIRGINIA, PATSY WILL LIVE IN COUNTRY MUSIC ANNALS AS ONE OF ITS OUTSTANDING...
Nashville's first pablic school, Hume School, opened here Feb. 26, 1855. A three story brick building, the school employed 12 teachers and served all grades. In 1874 high school classes were moved...
RANDALL JARRELL (1914-1965) A graduate of Hume- Fogg and Vanderbilt University, Randall Jarrell was a distinguished poet, critic, novelist, essayist, and teacher. Jarrell Joined the U.S. Army Air...
LITTLE JIMMY DICKENS 1920-2015 Little Jimmy Dickens first debuted on the Ryman stage in 1948 and went on to become one of the longest tenured and most beloved members of the Grand Ole Opry. His...