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Jubilee Hall (Fisk University)

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divided into a central section and slightly projecting end sections, with a tower rising at the junction of the center and right sections. The tower rises to an open octagonal belfry and steeple, all adorned with Gothic spires. Windows are generally set in segmented-arch openings, either singly or pairwise, with arched stone lintels. The main roof cornice has decorative brick corbelling.
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Jubilee Hall is located on the Northern side of the Fisk University Campus, on a loop drive at the Northern end of 17th Avenue North at Meharry Boulevard. It is a large L-shaped masonry building, six stories in height, with a hip roof adorned with gabled dormers and projections. Its main facade is
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Although its exterior is little changed, the interior has been completely modernized to provide dormitory facilities. It also houses a floor-to-ceiling portrait of the original Jubilee Singers that was given to the university by
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singing tour in 1873. Jubilee Hall was built in 1873-76 with proceeds from the tour. It was designed by New York architect Stephen D. Hatch.
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Fisk University was founded in 1865 through the efforts of the antislavery
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in 1974, in recognition of the university's place as one of the first
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Accompanying three photos, exterior, from 1965 and 1974
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Jubilee Hall (Fisk University) is located in Tennessee
Jubilee Hall (Fisk University) is located in the United States
Nashville, Tennessee
36°10′8″N 86°48′17″W / 36.16889°N 86.80472°W / 36.16889; -86.80472
Stephen D. Hatch
71000817
Fisk University
Nashville
Tennessee
National Historic Landmark
historically black colleges and universities
American Civil War
Fisk Jubilee Singers

American Missionary Association
Clinton B. Fisk
Fisk Jubilee Singers
Europe
Queen Victoria

Jubilee Hall
List of National Historic Landmarks in Tennessee
National Register of Historic Places listings in Davidson County, Tennessee
"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service
"Jubilee Hall, Fisk University"

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