The West End Home Foundation began as the Old Woman’s Home in 1889 as part of the Nashville Relief Society. Prominent Nashvillians organized to establish a residential facility for elderly women. Founders created a board of directors, auxiliary committee, and received a state charter in 1891. First located downtown on present day Fourth Avenue, a new building was constructed on West End Avenue, near Vanderbilt University, in 1909. In 2009 the remaining nine residents were moved to a nearby retirement community. In 2013, the last resident passed away, the organization also changed names from Old Woman’s Home to West End Home Foundation (WEHF). The WEHF continues to award annual grants exceeding one million dollars total to support senior-related causes but no longer operates a residential facility.
Old Woman's Home
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The West End Home Foundation began as the Old Woman’s Home in 1889 as part of the Nashville Relief Society. Prominent Nashvillians organized to establish a residential facility for elderly women. Founders created a board of directors, auxiliary committee, and received a state charter in 1891. First located downtown on present day Fourth Avenue, a new building was constructed on West End Avenue, near Vanderbilt University, in 1909. In 2009 the remaining nine residents were moved to a nearby retirement community. In 2013, the last resident passed away, the organization also changed names from Old Woman’s Home to West End Home Foundation (WEHF). The WEHF continues to award annual grants exceeding one million dollars total to support senior-related causes but no longer operates a residential facility.