Scarritt College for Christian Workers, college in Nashville, Tennessee
Scarritt College for Christian Workers is a campus in Nashville, Tennessee, with Gothic-style stone buildings constructed between 1925 and 1928. The grounds include residential halls, Wightman Chapel, a library, and other structures arranged on a hillside south of downtown.
The school was founded in 1892 in Kansas City, Missouri, to train women as missionaries, and moved to Nashville in 1924 where the current campus was built. During the 1950s civil rights era, it became one of the first private colleges in Tennessee to admit students of all races.
The campus grew as a place where women first trained for missionary work, later welcoming men as well. The buildings and grounds still show how it served as a space for learning, faith, and the pursuit of fairness for all people.
The campus is located south of downtown and is accessible for visitors wanting to explore the Gothic buildings and grounds on foot. You can visit the chapel, library, and prominent bell tower, which are now part of the Scarritt-Bennett Center.
The campus was honored in 1929 when architect Henry Hibbs received a Gold Medal Award for the Gothic design, and Wrightman Hall was Nashville's tallest building when completed. Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. preached at Wightman Chapel in 1957, a moment remembered as defining the campus's role in the civil rights era.
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