Fall School

United States historic place


Fall School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

The Fall School in 2010
36°8′32″N 86°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, and today it serves as home of the Nashville Church of Scientology & Celebrity Centre.^[5]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Historical Markers-Nashville Sites". www.nashville.gov. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Fall School". National Park Service. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
^ "Fall School". National Park Service. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
^ "The History of the Fall School". Scientology Nashville. Retrieved September 20, 2017.