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Occupying five acres extending north and westward, the Nashville Female Academy school was founded in 1817. The first principals were Dr. Daniel Berry and his wife, both originally from Salem, Massachusetts. It was considered the most prestigious school for women in the region. Classes were suspended in 1862 when Federal troops occupied the buildings, which were then used for offices, quarters, and a hospital. The school reopened the following semester in a different location as Lanier Female Academy. After 1865, the school returned to its original campus. Enrollment continued to decline, and the school closed permanently in 1878. After its closure, most local females attended Ward Seminary, which opened in 1865, Edgefield Female Academy, which opened in 1881, or Belmont College for Women, which opened in 1890.
Nashville Female Academy
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Occupying five acres extending north and westward, the Nashville Female Academy school was founded in 1817. The first principals were Dr. Daniel Berry and his wife, both originally from Salem, Massachusetts. It was considered the most prestigious school for women in the region. Classes were suspended in 1862 when Federal troops occupied the buildings, which were then used for offices, quarters, and a hospital. The school reopened the following semester in a different location as Lanier Female Academy. After 1865, the school returned to its original campus. Enrollment continued to decline, and the school closed permanently in 1878. After its closure, most local females attended Ward Seminary, which opened in 1865, Edgefield Female Academy, which opened in 1881, or Belmont College for Women, which opened in 1890.