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Mary Florence Drouillard, between 1890 and 1905
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Title
Mary
Florence
Drouillard
,
between
1890
and
1905
Personal name
Drouillard
,
Mary
Florence
Kirkman
Topical entry
Women
Business
Popular Culture
Women--Tennessee--Nashville
Women philanthropists--Tennessee--Dickson County
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Description
A
photograph
of
Mary
Florence
Kirkman
Drouillard
,
between
1890
and
1905
. She was
born
in
Nashville
on
August
23
,
1843
, the
daughter
of
Hugh
Kirkman
and
Eleanora
C
.
Van
Leer
. She was
educated
in
local
private
schools
and
completed
her
education
in
New
York
City
. She was the
wife
of
Union
Caption
James
Pierre
Drouillard
, an
1861
graduate
of
West
Point
.
After
the
Civil
War
, the
Drouillards
moved
to
Dickson
County
to
reopen
the
Cumberland
Furnace
that she had
inherited
from her
grandfather
,
Anthony
Wayne
Van
Leer
. In
1870
the
Drouillards
built
an
Italianate-style
residence
similar
to
mansions
in
Newport
. Also in
1870
,
Drouillard
bought
her
brother's
share
of the
furnace
. She
built
St
.
James
Episcopal
church
and a
parish
school
. In
1886
, they
returned
to
Nashville
,
dividing
their
time
between
the
city
and
Europe
. They
resided
at a
large
red
brick
mansion
located
at the
corner
of
Vauxhall
(Ninth
Avenue)
and
Demonbreun
Streets
.
Mrs
.
Drouillard
died
May
19
,
1905
, and
is
buried
with her
husband
in the
family
plot
in
Mt
.
Olivet
Cemetery
,
Nashville
.
Forms
part
of the
Nashville
Room
Historic
Photographs
Collection
.
1
photograph
:
sepia
;
4
x
5.25
in.
Publisher
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
Date
between
1890
and
1905
Type
Still
Image
;
Photographs
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
P-4240
Relation
Nashville
Room
Historic
Photographs
Collection
Coverage
1890-1899; 1900-1909
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
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