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Image 1 of 1: This structure was built in 1850 to serve the Peabody Normal College as the Winthrop Model School. It was remodeled in 1895, and its architecture contains elements of Italian Renaissance, Midwestern, and Chicago Commercial styles. From 1874 to 1895, it served the University of Nashville medical college. In 1915, local businessman, politician, and philanthropist, William Litterer (1834-1917), gave the building to the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, and renamed it in honor of his nephew, Dr. William Litterer (1879-1945). It sold in 1949 and later underwent a $2.1 million renovation by the Ritzen Group in 1984. Blyth-Templeton Academy purchased the building in 2018 to use as their Nashville campus. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
This structure was built in 1850 to serve the Peabody Normal College as the Winthrop Model School. It was remodeled in 1895, and its architecture contains elements of Italian Renaissance, Midwestern, and Chicago Commercial styles. From 1874 to 1895, it served the University of Nashville medical college. In 1915, local businessman, politician, and philanthropist, William Litterer (1834-1917), gave the building to the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, and renamed it in honor of his nephew, Dr. William Litterer (1879-1945). It sold in 1949 and later underwent a $2.1 million renovation by the Ritzen Group in 1984. Blyth-Templeton Academy purchased the building in 2018 to use as their Nashville campus. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

This structure was built in 1850 to serve the Peabody Normal College as the Winthrop Model School. It was remodeled in 1895, and its architecture contains elements of Italian Renaissance, Midwestern, and Chicago Commercial styles. From 1874 to 1895, it served the University of Nashville medical college. In 1915, local businessman, politician, and philanthropist, William Litterer (1834-1917), gave the building to the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, and renamed it in honor of his nephew, Dr. William Litterer (1879-1945). It sold in 1949 and later underwent a $2.1 million renovation by the Ritzen Group in 1984. Blyth-Templeton Academy purchased the building in 2018 to use as their Nashville campus. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

Vanderbilt Litterer Laboratory

36.1545, -86.7703

Description

This structure was built in 1850 to serve the Peabody Normal College as the Winthrop Model School. It was remodeled in 1895, and its architecture contains elements of Italian Renaissance, Midwestern, and Chicago Commercial styles. From 1874 to 1895, it served the University of Nashville medical college. In 1915, local businessman, politician, and philanthropist, William Litterer (1834-1917), gave the building to the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, and renamed it in honor of his nephew, Dr. William Litterer (1879-1945). It sold in 1949 and later underwent a $2.1 million renovation by the Ritzen Group in 1984. Blyth-Templeton Academy purchased the building in 2018 to use as their Nashville campus. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

Title Vanderbilt Litterer Laboratory
Creator Nashville Historical Foundation
Author Marley Abbott, MTSU Student; 2019
Date 1850; 1895; 1984; 2019
Address 631 Second Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37210
Type Building
Coverage Area 1
Source Peabody Normal College, owner
Contributor Blythe-Templeton Academy; LandDesign; The Ritzen Group; Robert Chadwell Storage Company; Rohrbach & Hill Company; Schmeiser's Restaurant; The University of Nashville; Vanderbilt University; William Litterer
Subject Antebellum; Architecture; Education; Health; Industry; Neighborhoods; New South; National Register of Historic Places
Keywords Adaptive Reuse, Buildings, Gothic Revival, Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt Litterer Laboratory
Rights CC BY-NC 4.0