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St. Cecilia Academy

8th Ave. and Clay St., Nashville, TN , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 36° 11' 12.742116", -86° 48' 3.717828"
  National Register of Historic Places

Listed in the National Register of Historic Places
 
The name Saint Cecilia, patroness of music was chosen for a grammar and high school for girls, opened in October 1860 by four sisters who had moved to this site from Saint Mary’s convent, Third Order of Saint Dominic, Somerset, Ohio on August 17, 1860. The central building was completed in 1862, the west wing in 1880, and the east wing in 1913.
Correction: The east wing was built in 1903.
St. Cecilia Academy was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on December 12, 1976.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00
 
   
 
 
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