Image 1 of 1: Rose Park is named after E.S. Rose, an African American graduate from Fisk University, and a pastor at Greater Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church. Constructed in 1960, the park is seeped in Nashville history. Nashville's first mayor and postmaster, Robert Brownlee Currey, built his house in this exact location, although it later burned down. The hill he lived on was later renamed Currey Hill in his honor and was later used during the Civil War as the Union's Fort Morton location. Rose Park remained relatively uneventful until 2010, when Belmont University offered to improve the facilities. Although there was significant pushback from surrounding residents, the university spent over $8 million between 2010-2011 on renovating the park. In exchange for the renovations, Belmont agreed to sponsor an E.S. Rose scholarship awarded to two Edgehill residents yearly. In 2020, Belmont renovated the park once again. Today, Rose Park is a public park that is also used by Belmont's soccer, track, softball, and baseball teams (despite resistance from Edgehill residents).