Tennessee Baptist Orphans' Home

Tennessee Baptist Orphans' Home is a Tennessee historical marker in Davidson County.

Davidson Co, Nashville, 4200 Home Delaware Ave.

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On July 6, 1891, the Tennessee Baptist Orphans' Home was established on this site. The orphanage was housed in the Hotel Delaware. With the encouragement of Mrs. Roger Eastman, the Tennessee Baptist Convention endorsed the home in 1894 as its official child-caring institution, the forerunner of the Tennessee Baptist Children's Homes.

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Historical maps covering this location

1864 · Kentucky And Tennessee (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1866 · Battlefields In Front Of Nashville. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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)

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