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Belle H. Bennett Memorial - Scarritt College for Christian Workers - Nashville, Tenn., circa 1930
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Belle H. Bennett Memorial - Scarritt College for Christian Workers - Nashville, Tenn., circa 1930
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Title
Belle
H
.
Bennett
Memorial
-
Scarritt
College
for
Christian
Workers
-
Nashville
,
Tenn.
,
circa
1930
Personal name
Bennett
,
Belle
Harris
,
1852-1922--Memorials
Corporate name
Scarritt College for Christian Workers
Scarritt-Bennett Center
Topical entry
Education
Colleges and Universities
Buildings
Architecture
Schools
Capital City
Downtown Nashville
Religion
Postcards--Tennessee--Nashville
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
postcard
of the
Belle
H
.
Bennett
Memorial
on the
campus
of
Scarritt
College
for
Christian
Workers
in
Nashville
,
Tennessee
.
Located
on
Nineteenth
Avenue
South
,
Scarritt
College
came
to
Nashville
from
Kentucky
in
1924
as a
training
school
for
women
Christian
missionaries
.
Like
a
teaching
college
prepares
teachers
, this
Methodist
Episcopal
school
set
out
to
prepare
religious
workers
. The
soaring
Gothic
tower
shown
here
is
the
Belle
H
.
Bennett
Memorial
.
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
.
Architectural
details
include
pinnacled
corners
and
cut-stone
trim
. The
tower
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
. The
tower
was
complete
in
1928
. A
year
later
,
Hibbs
won
a
gold
medal
for his
ecclesiastical
design
.
Today
the
school
is
used
as a
conference
and
retreat
center
. The
school's
name
has
changed
to
Scarritt-Bennett
Center
to
reflect
both
of its
co-founders
.
Forms
part
of the
Nashville
Room
Postcard
Collection
.
1
postcard
:
col
. ;
3.5
x
5.5
in.
Publisher
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
Contributors
Zibart
Bros
.
(Publisher)
Date
ca.
1930
Type
Still
Image
;
Postcards
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
Nash - 88 - Belle H. Bennett Memorial - Scarritt College for Christian Workers
Language
English
Relation
Nashville
Room
Postcard
Collection
Coverage
1930-1939
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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