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Scarritt Tower, of Scarritt College for Christian Workers, Nashville, Tennessee, 1928 October 21
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Scarritt Tower, of Scarritt College for Christian Workers, Nashville, Tennessee, 1928 October 21
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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
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