Jean and Alexander Heard Library
The Jean and Alexander Heard Library system is made up of several campus libraries at Vanderbilt University. These include Eskind Biomedical Library, Central Library, Divinity Library, Alyne Queener Massey Law Library, Walker Management Library, Anne Potter…Photo: Widget5, Public domain.
- Type: Library
- Description: academic library at Vanderbilt University
- Also known as: “Jean & Alexander Heard Library”, “Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries”, and “Vanderbilt University Libraries”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Owen Graduate School of Management.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Hospital
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The Vanderbilt University Medical Center is a medical provider with multiple hospitals in Nashville, Tennessee, as well as clinics and facilities throughout Middle Tennessee. Vanderbilt University Medical Center is situated 1,900 feet south of Jean and Alexander Heard Library.
Owen Graduate School of Management
University building
The Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management is the graduate business school of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Owen Graduate School of Management is situated 530 feet north of Jean and Alexander Heard Library.
Parthenon
Historic building
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The Parthenon in Centennial Park, Nashville, Tennessee, United States, is a full-scale replica of the original Parthenon in Athens, Greece. It was designed by architect William Crawford Smith and built in 1897 as part of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. Parthenon is situated 4,100 feet west of Jean and Alexander Heard Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include The Gulch and Nashville.
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.
Nashville
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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.
Jean and Alexander Heard Library
- Categories: academic library, archives, publishing house, geographic location, building, and education
- Location: Davidson, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.14573° or 36° 8′ 45″ northLongitude
-86.80024° or 86° 48′ 1″ westOpen location code
868M45WX+7WOpenStreetMap ID
way 544413710OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q16849893
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Jean and Alexander Heard Library” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries”
- French: “Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries”
- German: “Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries”
- Italian: “Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries”
- Slovenian: “Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries”
- Slovenian: “Knjižnice Univerze Vanderbilt”
- Slovenian: “Vanderbilt University Libraries”
- Spanish: “Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Benton Chapel and Library Lawn.
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