Fall School

Fall School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The Fall School in 2010
Location	1130 8th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee
Coordinates	36°8′32″N86°46′43″W / 36.14222°N 86.77861°W / 36.14222; -86.77861
Area	1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
Built	1898 (1898)
Architectural style	Renaissance
NRHP reference No.	79002421 [1]
Added to NRHP	December 19, 1979

The Fall School is the oldest public school building remaining in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. ^[2]

History

Built in 1898, it was named after Phillip S. Fall, a Nashville businessman and member of the Board of Education from 1865 to 1867. ^{[3] [2]} The Fall School was notable because it had individual classrooms, unlike the earlier study hall design. ^[2] It served as an elementary school until 1970, and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 19, 1979. ^[4] In 1982 a private company renovated it for offices.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 2007, the Church of Scientology purchased the building and renovated it for their Church of Scientology & Celebrity Centre Nashville. A grand opening was held on April 25, 2009. ^{[5] [6]}

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Historical Markers-Nashville Sites". www.nashville.gov. Archived from the original on September 21, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
3. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Fall School". National Park Service. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
4. "Fall School". National Park Service. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
5. "The History of the Fall School". Church of Scientology & Celebrity Centre Nashville. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
6. "Church of Scientology Opens New Celebrity Centre in Nashville". Scientology Newsroom. April 25, 2009.