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Kirkland Hall, Vanderbilt University Campus, Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1955

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Title	Kirkland Hall, Vanderbilt University Campus, Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1955
Corporate name	Vanderbilt University--History--Sources
Topical entry	Historic buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Architecture--Tennessee--Nashville Universities and colleges--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc. West End Avenue (Nashville, Tenn.)
Description	A view of Kirkland Hall, located on the campus of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Kirkland Hall is one of the original buildings of Vanderbilt University. It was built to replace Vanderbilt's Main Building that burned in 1905. Vanderbilt University was made possible in 1873 through a one million dollar gift from Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, a shipping and rail tycoon who had never even visited the South. Vanderbilt's hope in supporting a university in the South was that it would "contribute to strengthening the ties which should exist between all sections of our common country." At the University's onset, the campus consisted of the Main Building, an astronomical observatory and houses for professors. The original Vanderbilt Library was housed in the Main Building. In 1905 a fire consumed the Main Building and it was rebuilt with one tower as Kirkland Hall in honor of the school's longest serving Chancellor, James H. Kirkland. Kirkland guided the rebuilding process and also navigated the University through the separation from the Methodist Church. Today Kirkland Hall houses the administration offices and sits off of West End Avenue. Forms part of the Metro Archives Photographs - Buildings Collection. 1 photograph.
Publisher	Metropolitan Nashville/Davidson County Archives, Nashville Public Library
Date	ca. 1955
Type	Still Image; Photographs
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	Metro Archives Photos - Buildings Box 2 Kirkland Tower Vanderbilt Univ 006
Relation	Metro Archives Photographs, Buildings Collection
Coverage	1950-1959
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Metro Archives, Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5880.
Location	Closed Stacks, Metro Archives, Metro Archives Photographs, Buildings Collection