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Image 1 of 1: Harned Hall was designed in Classical Revivalist Style and erected in 1927. It was named after Perry L. Harned, the first Commissioner of Education in the State of Tennessee. It was built was for the commercial department, a large assembly hall, science laboratories, and rooms for teachers. By 1949, the hall was devoted completely to biological sciences and was remodeled to accommodate more laboratories, lecture rooms, and storage. The building is now used for graduate biological studies as the undergraduate program has grown beyond the capacity of Harned Hall. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
Harned Hall was designed in Classical Revivalist Style and erected in 1927. It was named after Perry L. Harned, the first Commissioner of Education in the State of Tennessee. It was built was for the commercial department, a large assembly hall, science laboratories, and rooms for teachers. By 1949, the hall was devoted completely to biological sciences and was remodeled to accommodate more laboratories, lecture rooms, and storage. The building is now used for graduate biological studies as the undergraduate program has grown beyond the capacity of Harned Hall. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

Harned Hall was designed in Classical Revivalist Style and erected in 1927. It was named after Perry L. Harned, the first Commissioner of Education in the State of Tennessee. It was built was for the commercial department, a large assembly hall, science laboratories, and rooms for teachers. By 1949, the hall was devoted completely to biological sciences and was remodeled to accommodate more laboratories, lecture rooms, and storage. The building is now used for graduate biological studies as the undergraduate program has grown beyond the capacity of Harned Hall. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

Perry L. Harned Hall

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Harned Hall was designed in Classical Revivalist Style and erected in 1927. It was named after Perry L. Harned, the first Commissioner of Education in the State of Tennessee. It was built was for the commercial department, a large assembly hall, science laboratories, and rooms for teachers. By 1949, the hall was devoted completely to biological sciences and was remodeled to accommodate more laboratories, lecture rooms, and storage. The building is now used for graduate biological studies as the undergraduate program has grown beyond the capacity of Harned Hall. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

Title Perry L. Harned Hall
Creator Nashville Historical Foundation
Author Katellen Allen, Belmont University Student; 2021
Date 1927; 1966
Address 3500 John E. Merritt Boulevard
Type Building
Coverage Area 4
Source Perry L. Harned, namesake
Contributor William Hale; Tennessee State Board of Education; Edward Harned; Kline Swinney Associates
Subject African Americans; Architecture; Education; New South; Science and Technology; Neighborhoods; National Register of Historic Places
Keywords Classical Revival, Biological Sciences, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tennessee State University, Colleges, Universities, North Nashville, Buildings
Rights CC BY-NC 4.0