Hillsboro Village was largely developed on portions of the Acklen Estate sold off in 1890 and the former Roger Williams University campus that burnt down in 1905. After Peabody College's relocation in 1911 and the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine's relocation to the main campus in 1925, the neighborhood quickly expanded. Although the first home was constructed c. 1911 by architect Robert S. Sharp (c.1887-1917) at 1701 18th Avenue South, it wasn't until the late 1920s when Hillsboro Village's commercial and residential construction began to greatly increase. This was following the expansion of local streetcar lines and the introduction of companies like H.G. Hill, Piggly Wiggly, and Fourth and First Bank and Trust.
Hillsboro Village
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Hillsboro Village was largely developed on portions of the Acklen Estate sold off in 1890 and the former Roger Williams University campus that burnt down in 1905. After Peabody College's relocation in 1911 and the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine's relocation to the main campus in 1925, the neighborhood quickly expanded. Although the first home was constructed c. 1911 by architect Robert S. Sharp (c.1887-1917) at 1701 18th Avenue South, it wasn't until the late 1920s when Hillsboro Village's commercial and residential construction began to greatly increase. This was following the expansion of local streetcar lines and the introduction of companies like H.G. Hill, Piggly Wiggly, and Fourth and First Bank and Trust.