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Academic Building At Fisk University

Academic Building At Fisk University is a Tennessee historical marker in Fisk Univ. Fist Univ. campus., Davidson County.

Davidson Co, Nashville, Fisk Univ. Fist Univ. campus.

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The Academic Building at Fisk University was designed by Nashville architect Moses McKissack and was made possible by a gift from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. On May 22, 1908, William H. Taft, later 27th President of the United States, laid the cornerstone. This building served as the first library at Fisk.

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Historical maps covering this location

1895 · Battle-field, Nashville, Tenn. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1903 · Greenbrier, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1903 · Nashville, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1932 · Nashville, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1950 · Complete map of Nashville and suburbs (Historical map archives, georeferenced via Allmaps)

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