St. Cecilia Academy

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St. Cecilia Academy
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The St. Cecilia Academy in 2010
Location8th Avenue and Clay Street, Nashville, Tennessee
Area20.8 acres (8.4 ha)
Built1862 (1862)
NRHP reference No. 76001772 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 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] 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]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 "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.