Historical Marker

Dodson School

4401 Chandler Road · Nashville-Davidson · Davidson

Tennessee marker

Inscription

As early as 1815, school was held nearby at Stoner’s Lick Methodist Church. In 1843, early settler Timothy Dodson granted land for a dedicated schoolhouse that was built c. 1855. After it burned, classes were held at the Hermitage railroad station until a one-room frame school was rebuilt in 1880. Old Dodson School was built in 1936, expanded in 1950 and 1955; it was desegregated Jan. 23, 1961.

Dodson School, designed by Nashville architect Earl Swensson, opened here in 1968.

Location

Address4401 Chandler Road
CityNashville-Davidson
CountyDavidson

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