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Image 1 of 1: Park-Johnson Hall, built in 1954, is one of Fisk University’s classroom buildings. The three-story brick and glass building houses a variety of classrooms, a lecture hall, and offices. Park-Johnson Hall is named after two influential sociologists with connections to Fisk. Robert E. Park was an early pioneer in American sociology, and he taught at Fisk from 1933 until his death in 1944. Charles S. Johnson, also a sociologist and professor at the university, was the first Black president of Fisk University. He served as president of the university from 1947 to 1956.
Park-Johnson Hall, built in 1954, is one of Fisk University’s classroom buildings. The three-story brick and glass building houses a variety of classrooms, a lecture hall, and offices. Park-Johnson Hall is named after two influential sociologists with connections to Fisk. Robert E. Park was an early pioneer in American sociology, and he taught at Fisk from 1933 until his death in 1944. Charles S. Johnson, also a sociologist and professor at the university, was the first Black president of Fisk University. He served as president of the university from 1947 to 1956.

Park-Johnson Hall, built in 1954, is one of Fisk University’s classroom buildings. The three-story brick and glass building houses a variety of classrooms, a lecture hall, and offices. Park-Johnson Hall is named after two influential sociologists with connections to Fisk. Robert E. Park was an early pioneer in American sociology, and he taught at Fisk from 1933 until his death in 1944. Charles S. Johnson, also a sociologist and professor at the university, was the first Black president of Fisk University. He served as president of the university from 1947 to 1956.

Park-Johnson Hall

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Park-Johnson Hall, built in 1954, is one of Fisk University’s classroom buildings. The three-story brick and glass building houses a variety of classrooms, a lecture hall, and offices. Park-Johnson Hall is named after two influential sociologists with connections to Fisk. Robert E. Park was an early pioneer in American sociology, and he taught at Fisk from 1933 until his death in 1944. Charles S. Johnson, also a sociologist and professor at the university, was the first Black president of Fisk University. He served as president of the university from 1947 to 1956.

Title Park-Johnson Hall
Creator Nashville Historical Foundation
Author Caroline Tvardy, Belmont University; 2020
Date 1954
Address 1699-1601 Phillips St., Nashville, TN 37208
Type Building
Coverage Area 4
Source MicKissack & McKissack, architects; Poundstone; Ayers and Godwin, architects
Contributor Robert E. Park; Charles S. Johnson; Fisk University
Subject African Americans; Education; Post-World War II; National Register of Historic Places
Keywords Buildings, Fisk University, Colleges, Universities, Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Rights CC BY-NC 4.0