St. Cecilia Academy

St. Cecilia Academy
The St. Cecilia Academy in 2010
Location 8th Avenue and Clay Street, Nashville, Tennessee
Area 20.8 acres (8.4 ha)
Built 1862 (1862)
NRHP reference # 76001772[1]
Added to NRHP December 12, 1976

St. Cecilia Academy is a historic religious building in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S..

History

The building was built on a mansion designed in the Greek Revival architectural style for John F. Erwin and his wife Lavinia Robertson Erwin.[2] [2] By 1903, three more houses were joined together to become home to the first Roman Catholic school in the state of Tennessee.[2] It is now home to the convent for the Dominican Sisters of Saint Cecilia.[2]

The building has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 12, 1976.[3]

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: St. Cecilia Academy". National Park Service. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  3. ↑ "St. Cecilia Academy". National Park Service. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
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