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Image 1 of 1: Erected in 1892, the Fisk Memorial Chapel was designed by William B. Bigelow of New York City and constructed from funds left by Fisk founder General Clinton B. Fisk. The chapel seats almost 800 and has hosted many cultural functions including concerts, academic convocations, lectures, and graduation exercises. Public figures who have spoken or performed here include Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., bell hooks, Thurgood Marshall, Duke Ellington, and Booker T. Washington. It is also the home performance site for the Jubilee Singers. The chapel was restored in 1992, and re-dedicated in celbration of its 100th anniversary. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Erected in 1892, the Fisk Memorial Chapel was designed by William B. Bigelow of New York City and constructed from funds left by Fisk founder General Clinton B. Fisk. The chapel seats almost 800 and has hosted many cultural functions including concerts, academic convocations, lectures, and graduation exercises. Public figures who have spoken or performed here include Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., bell hooks, Thurgood Marshall, Duke Ellington, and Booker T. Washington. It is also the home performance site for the Jubilee Singers. The chapel was restored in 1992, and re-dedicated in celbration of its 100th anniversary. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Erected in 1892, the Fisk Memorial Chapel was designed by William B. Bigelow of New York City and constructed from funds left by Fisk founder General Clinton B. Fisk. The chapel seats almost 800 and has hosted many cultural functions including concerts, academic convocations, lectures, and graduation exercises. Public figures who have spoken or performed here include Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., bell hooks, Thurgood Marshall, Duke Ellington, and Booker T. Washington. It is also the home performance site for the Jubilee Singers. The chapel was restored in 1992, and re-dedicated in celbration of its 100th anniversary. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Fisk Memorial Chapel

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Description

Erected in 1892, the Fisk Memorial Chapel was designed by William B. Bigelow of New York City and constructed from funds left by Fisk founder General Clinton B. Fisk. The chapel seats almost 800 and has hosted many cultural functions including concerts, academic convocations, lectures, and graduation exercises. Public figures who have spoken or performed here include Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., bell hooks, Thurgood Marshall, Duke Ellington, and Booker T. Washington. It is also the home performance site for the Jubilee Singers. The chapel was restored in 1992, and re-dedicated in celbration of its 100th anniversary. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Title Fisk Memorial Chapel
Creator Nashville Historical Foundation
Author Trey Stone, Belmont University; 2020
Date 1892;1992
Address 1000 17th Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37208
Type Building
Coverage Area 4
Source William B. Bigelow, architect
Contributor Fisk Jubilee Singers; Gen. Clinton B. Fisk; Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ; Walter Holtkamp Sr.; National Park Service ; Tennessee Historical Commission ; Fisk University
Subject African Americans; Architecture; Art; Civil War and Reconstruction; National Register of Historic Places; Education; Music; Events; Neighborhoods
Keywords Buildings, Victorian Architecture , Colleges, Universities, Live Music, Event Venue, Fisk University, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, North Nashville
Rights CC BY-NC 4.0