Talley-Brady Hall

Talley-Brady Hall is a Tennessee historical marker in Davidson County.

Davidson Co, Nashville, 1016 D. B. Todd Blvd.

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Talley-Brady Hall was named for well-known African-American chemists Thomas Talley and Saint Elmo Brady, both graduates of Fisk University. Talley was chairman of the chemistry department from 1902 to 1927. In 1916 Saint Elmo Brady was one of the first African Americans to receive a Ph.D. degree in chemistry. An internationally recognized authority in the field of alkaloids, Brady was chairman of the chemistry department from 1927 to 1952.

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Historical maps covering this location

1864 · Kentucky And Tennessee (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)
1932 · Nashville, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

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Thomas W. Talleysame spot
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On the National Register nearby

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Places within about 300 feet of this marker that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A nearby listing is not always the marker's own subject.