Fisk University
Fisk University is a private historically black liberal arts college in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. It was founded in 1866 and its 40-acre campus is a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: University
- Description: historically black university in Nashville, Tennessee, US
- Also known as: “Fisk” and “Fisk School”
- Address: 1000 17th Avenue North, Nashville, 37208
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jubilee Hall and Tennessee State Capitol.
Jubilee Hall
Protected area
Jubilee Hall is the oldest academic building on the campus of Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Completed in 1876, it was the university's first permanent building, and is a good local example of Gothic Revival architecture. Jubilee Hall is situated 820 feet north of Fisk University.
Tennessee State Capitol
Protected area
Photo: Kaldari, Public domain.
The Tennessee State Capitol, located in Nashville, Tennessee, is the seat of government for the U.S. state of Tennessee. It serves as the home of both houses of the Tennessee General Assembly–the Tennessee House of Representatives and the Tennessee Senate–and also contains the governor's office. Tennessee State Capitol is situated 1 mile east of Fisk University.
Tennessee State University
University
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Tennessee State University is a public historically black land-grant university in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1912, it is the only state-funded historically black university in Tennessee. Tennessee State University is situated 1¼ miles west of Fisk University.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nashville and The Gulch.
Nashville
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nashville is the capital of the American state of Tennessee. With 716,000 residents in 2022, it is the state's largest city. Nashville is sometimes called the "Country Music Capital of the World" or more often "Music City, USA"; however, Nashville has done much to escape its country music image and become a regional center of culture and commerce.
The Gulch
Neighborhood
The Gulch is a neighborhood on the south fringe of downtown Nashville, Tennessee, near Interstate 40, Interstate 65 and Interstate 24. It is known to be a trendy and hip neighborhood, and a popular destination for locals, college students, and visitors. The Gulch is situated 1½ miles southeast of Fisk University.
East Nashville
Suburb
East Nashville is an area east of downtown Nashville in Tennessee across the Cumberland River. The area is mostly residential and mixed-use areas with businesses lining the main boulevards. East Nashville is situated 2½ miles east of Fisk University.
Fisk University
Latitude
36.16691° or 36° 10′ 1″ northLongitude
-86.80403° or 86° 48′ 15″ westElevation
512 feet (156 metres)Open location code
868M558W+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
way 465481425OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Fisk University” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جامعة فيسك”
- Armenian: “Ֆիսկի համալսարան”
- Asturian: “Universidá de Fisk”
- Basque: “Fisk unibertsitatea”
- Catalan: “Universitat Fisk”
- Chinese: “菲斯克大学”
- Chinese: “菲斯克大學”
- Chinese: “費斯克大學”
- Chinese: “费斯克大学”
- Czech: “Fisk University”
- Dutch: “Fisk University”
- Esperanto: “Universitato Fisk”
- Finnish: “Fisk University”
- Finnish: “Fiskin yliopisto”
- French: “université Fisk”
- French: “Université Fisk”
- Galician: “Universidade de Fisk”
- Georgian: “ფისკის უნივერსიტეტი”
- German: “Fisk University”
- German: “Fisk-Universität”
- Hebrew: “אוניברסיטת פיסק”
- Inari Sami: “Fisk ollâopâttâh”
- Irish: “Ollscoil Fisk”
- Japanese: “フィスク大学”
- Northern Sami: “Fisk universitehta”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Fisk University”
- Norwegian: “Fisk University”
- Persian: “دانشگاه فیسک”
- Portuguese: “Universidade Fisk”
- Russian: “Университет Фиска”
- Skolt Sami: “Fisk universiteʹtt”
- Slovenian: “Fisk University”
- Slovenian: “Univerza Fisk”
- Spanish: “Universidad de Fisk”
- Swedish: “Fisk University”
- Tatar: “Фиск үнивирситите”
- Ukrainian: “Університет Фіска”
- Venetian: “Università de Fisk”
- Welsh: “Prifysgol Fisk”
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