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Image 1 of 1: Prior to moving to Nashville in 1924, the Scarritt College for Christian workers was located in Kansas City, Missouri. Its aim was to train young women missionaries. When the school moved to Nashville in 1924, Nathan Scarritt donated land for the campus and Henry Hibbs (1882-1949) worked to design the buildings. In 1981 Scarritt College became Scarritt Graduate School. It was purchased by the Women’s Division of the United Methodist Church in 1988, and the Scarritt Bennett Center was founded. The Scarritt Bennett Center is an advocate for social equality and empowerment for all, a goal reinforced by Martin Luther King Jr.'s visit and speech at the center in 1957.
Prior to moving to Nashville in 1924, the Scarritt College for Christian workers was located in Kansas City, Missouri. Its aim was to train young women missionaries. When the school moved to Nashville in 1924, Nathan Scarritt donated land for the campus and Henry Hibbs (1882-1949) worked to design the buildings. In 1981 Scarritt College became Scarritt Graduate School. It was purchased by the Women’s Division of the United Methodist Church in 1988, and the Scarritt Bennett Center was founded. The Scarritt Bennett Center is an advocate for social equality and empowerment for all, a goal reinforced by Martin Luther King Jr.'s visit and speech at the center in 1957.

Prior to moving to Nashville in 1924, the Scarritt College for Christian workers was located in Kansas City, Missouri. Its aim was to train young women missionaries. When the school moved to Nashville in 1924, Nathan Scarritt donated land for the campus and Henry Hibbs (1882-1949) worked to design the buildings. In 1981 Scarritt College became Scarritt Graduate School. It was purchased by the Women’s Division of the United Methodist Church in 1988, and the Scarritt Bennett Center was founded. The Scarritt Bennett Center is an advocate for social equality and empowerment for all, a goal reinforced by Martin Luther King Jr.'s visit and speech at the center in 1957.

Scarritt Bennett Center

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<p>Prior to moving to Nashville in 1924, the Scarritt College for Christian workers was located in Kansas City, Missouri on land donated by Nathan Scarritt. Its aim was to train young women missionaries. When the school moved to Nashville in 1924, the women of the Methodist Episcopal Church (South) raised funds and donated land for the campus, and Henry Hibbs (1882-1949) worked to design the buildings. In 1981 Scarritt College became Scarritt Graduate School. It was purchased by the Women’s Division of the United Methodist Church in 1988, and the Scarritt Bennett Center was founded. The Scarritt Bennett Center is an advocate for social equality and empowerment for all, a goal reinforced by Martin Luther King Jr.'s visit and speech at the center in 1957.</p>

Title Scarritt Bennett Center
Creator Nashville Historical Foundation
Author Amelia Smith, Belmont Student; October, 2018
Date 1927; 1988
Address 1027 Eighteenth Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37212
Type Building
Coverage Area 3
Source Henry Hibbs, architect
Contributor Nathan Scarritt; United Methodist Church; Vanderbilt University; Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Subject Civic Organizations; Civil Rights; Education; Neighborhoods; New South; Post-World War II; Religion
Keywords Buildings, Event Venues, Methodist, Music Row, Vanderbilt University, Scarritt Bennett Center
Rights CC BY-NC 4.0