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Title	Scarritt Tower, of Scarritt College for Christian Workers, Nashville, Tennessee, 1928 October 21
Personal name	Hibbs, Henry C. (Clossen), 1883-1949; Bennett, Belle Harris, 1852-1922--Memorials; Scarritt, Nathan--Memorials
Corporate name	Scarritt College for Christian Workers--History Scarritt-Bennett Center--History
Topical entry	Education Colleges and Universities Architecture Buildings Schools Religion Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Architecture--Tennessee--Nashville Education--Tennessee--Nashville Universities and colleges--Tennessee--Nashville School facilities--Tennessee--Nashville Architecture--Details Architecture, Gothic--Tennessee--Nashville Towers--Tennessee--Nashville Methodist universities and colleges--Tennessee--Nashville Educational facilities-Tennessee--Nashville Universities & colleges--Tennessee--Nashville Architectural elements--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nineteenth Avenue (Nashville, Tenn.) Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc. Nashville (Tenn.)--Intellectual life
Description	A photograph of Scarritt Tower, of Scarritt College for Christian Workers, October 21, 1928. Located on Nineteenth Avenue South, in Nashville, Tennessee, Scarritt College came to Nashville from Kentucky in 1924 as a training school for women Christian missionaries. Like a teaching college prepared teachers, this Methodist Episcopal school set out to prepare religious workers. The soaring Gothic tower is part of the Belle H. Bennett Memorial, which is comprised of the central group of buildings on campus. Belle Harris Bennett co-founded the school along with Dr. Nathan Scarritt. Bennett was a vital member of the women's suffrage movement, and also instrumental in Christian education. The tower, along with the other buildings, is constructed with colored stone from the eastern part of Tennessee, trimmed with cut stone from Indiana and Kentucky. It was constructed to thrust upwards, to inspire reverence and awe of God. Henry C. Hibbs of Nashville designed the tower and the rest of the buildings on campus, dedicated in March 1928. Hibbs was awarded a gold medal for his work on Scarritt and was recognized in the December 1929 issue of Southern Architect and Building News. Today the school is used as a conference and retreat center. Then school's name has changed to Scarritt-Bennett Center to reflect both of its co-founders. Forms part of the Nashville Room Historic Photographs Collection. 1 snapshot photograph : b & w ; 3.25 x 4.25 in.
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219
Date	1928-10-21
Type	Still Image; Photographs
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	P-2770
Relation	Nashville Room Historic Photographs Collection
Coverage	1920-1929
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 Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5782.
Location	Closed Stacks P-2770