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Image 1 of 1: Spence Hall houses much of Fisk University’s student and campus life offices and services. The hall houses Student Affairs offices, dining services, and the offices of several campus wide initiatives such as the Global Initiative and the Male Initiative. Since Spence Hall’s opening in 1959, it has existed as the center of student campus life. The hall has undergone several renovations throughout the decades, but the most recent renovation occurred in 2018 as the dining hall was renovated.
Spence Hall houses much of Fisk University’s student and campus life offices and services. The hall houses Student Affairs offices, dining services, and the offices of several campus wide initiatives such as the Global Initiative and the Male Initiative. Since Spence Hall’s opening in 1959, it has existed as the center of student campus life. The hall has undergone several renovations throughout the decades, but the most recent renovation occurred in 2018 as the dining hall was renovated.

Spence Hall houses much of Fisk University’s student and campus life offices and services. The hall houses Student Affairs offices, dining services, and the offices of several campus wide initiatives such as the Global Initiative and the Male Initiative. Since Spence Hall’s opening in 1959, it has existed as the center of student campus life. The hall has undergone several renovations throughout the decades, but the most recent renovation occurred in 2018 as the dining hall was renovated.

Spence Hall

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Spence Hall houses much of Fisk University’s student and campus life offices and services. The hall houses Student Affairs offices, dining services, and the offices of several campus wide initiatives such as the Global Initiative and the Male Initiative. Since Spence Hall’s opening in 1959, it has existed as the center of student campus life. The hall has undergone several renovations throughout the decades, but the most recent renovation occurred in 2018 as the dining hall was renovated.

Title Spence Hall
Creator Nashville Historical Foundation
Author Caroline Tvardy, Belmont University; 2020
Date 1959;2018
Address 1020 17th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37208
Type Building
Coverage Area 4
Source Godwin & Beckett, architects
Contributor Fisk University ; Pinnacle Construction Group; Adam Knight Spence
Subject African Americans; Education; Post-World War II; National Register of Historic Places
Keywords Buildings, Colleges, Universities, Fisk University, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Student Centers
Rights CC BY-NC 4.0