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Image 1 of 1: The New Women’s Industrial Building was constructed in 1931. It contained the Home Economics, Domestic Science, and Commercial departments, along with a cafeteria and laundry center. A 1947 renovation modernized the cafeteria and created a music studio. In 1949 it was renamed Jane E. Elliott Hall. By 1979, Elliott Hall housed an auditorium, the office of the Dean of Extension and Continuing Education, and the departments of art, social welfare, and sociology. It currently houses the departments of art, sociology, and social work, the Africana Studies Program, and the Hiram Van Gordon Art Gallery, which exhibits works by Tennessee State University students and alumni.
The New Women’s Industrial Building was constructed in 1931. It contained the Home Economics, Domestic Science, and Commercial departments, along with a cafeteria and laundry center. A 1947 renovation modernized the cafeteria and created a music studio. In 1949 it was renamed Jane E. Elliott Hall. By 1979, Elliott Hall housed an auditorium, the office of the Dean of Extension and Continuing Education, and the departments of art, social welfare, and sociology. It currently houses the departments of art, sociology, and social work, the Africana Studies Program, and the Hiram Van Gordon Art Gallery, which exhibits works by Tennessee State University students and alumni.

The New Women’s Industrial Building was constructed in 1931. It contained the Home Economics, Domestic Science, and Commercial departments, along with a cafeteria and laundry center. A 1947 renovation modernized the cafeteria and created a music studio. In 1949 it was renamed Jane E. Elliott Hall. By 1979, Elliott Hall housed an auditorium, the office of the Dean of Extension and Continuing Education, and the departments of art, social welfare, and sociology. It currently houses the departments of art, sociology, and social work, the Africana Studies Program, and the Hiram Van Gordon Art Gallery, which exhibits works by Tennessee State University students and alumni.

Elliott Hall

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The New Women’s Industrial Building was constructed in 1931. It contained the Home Economics, Domestic Science, and Commercial departments, along with a cafeteria and laundry center. A 1947 renovation modernized the cafeteria and created a music studio. In 1949 it was renamed Jane E. Elliott Hall. By 1979, Elliott Hall housed an auditorium, the office of the Dean of Extension and Continuing Education, and the departments of art, social welfare, and sociology. It currently houses the departments of art, sociology, and social work, the Africana Studies Program, and the Hiram Van Gordon Art Gallery, which exhibits works by Tennessee State University students and alumni.

Title Elliott Hall
Creator Nashville Historical Foundation
Author Marley Abbott, MTSU Student; 2019
Date 1931; 1947
Address 3500 John E. Merritt Boulevard
Type Building
Coverage Area 4
Source Marr & Holman, architectural firm
Contributor Jane E. Elliott; Hiram Van Gordon
Subject African Americans; Education; Great Depression and New Deal; Post-World War II; Neighborhoods
Keywords Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tennessee State University, Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial State, Residence Halls, Universities, Colleges, Buildings, North Nashville
Rights CC BY-NC 4.0