West High in Nashville, Tennessee circa 1953
Description
West End Middle School in Nashville, Tennessee was originally erected as a High School with the assistance of funds provided by the Public Works Administration (PWA). West End was constructed in Colonial Revival style, with 35 classrooms, 8 of which were science labs. The “horizontal, three-story central block” and “soaring 122-foot high cupola” was described as a west Nashville landmark (Van West, 2001, p. 103). The building also contained a library, cafeteria, gymnasium, and auditorium with 63×28 foot stage. It was converted to use as a middle school in recent years.
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West End Middle School in Nashville, TN. You can see part of Elmington Park in front of the school.
West End Middle School
West End Middle School in Nashville, TN. You can see part of Elmington Park in front of the school.
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West End Middle School
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The 150 foot tower houses a 1,000 lb. bell which tolls on the hour.
West Middle School Clock Tower
The 150 foot tower houses a 1,000 lb. bell which tolls on the hour.
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View of rear of West End Middle School from the east
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West End Library
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West End Main Entrance
Source notes
Van West, C. (2001). Tennessee’s New Deal Landscape: A Guidebook. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press.
Project originally submitted by Susan C. Allen on December 18, 2014.
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Interested in the West High School info and photos
Especially the title phot
Thank you