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Vanderbilt University
Kirkland Hall was built in 1874 in the Victorian Gothic style and rebuilt as Italianate after a 1905 fire, while the Peabody campus was modeled on Jefferson's University of Virginia.
- 5Buildings
- 1Tradition
- 1874Oldest · Kirkland Hall
- 1925Newest · Alumni Hall
Campus map and Look Around
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Planning the visit
- Fly intoNashville International Airport (BNA)
Nashville International Airport is southeast of downtown Nashville.
- Getting aroundWalking / VandyRide
The campus is walkable. VandyRide shuttles run around campus, and WeGo city buses run along West End Avenue.
- Colors and teams
The school colors are black and gold, and the teams are the Commodores.
5 buildings to stamp
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Photo: Jaydenwithay, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Kirkland Hall
Kirkland Hall, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235
Designed by William Crawford Smith and built in 1874 as Vanderbilt's first teaching building, the hall burned in 1905. It was rebuilt in 1906 in the Italianate style with a single 52-meter tower.
- Built
- 1874
- Architect
- William Crawford Smith
- Style
- Italianate
- Height
- 52 m (171 ft)
- Today
- Administration
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Photo: Vanderbilt University, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Alumni Hall
2205 West End Ave, Nashville, TN 37235
Henry C. Hibbs designed this Collegiate Gothic hall, built in 1925 to honor the 44 Vanderbilt men who died in World War I. It was renovated in 2013 and serves as a student center.
- Built
- 1925
- Architect
- Henry C. Hibbs
- Style
- Collegiate Gothic
- Today
- Student Center
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Photo: Vanderbilt University, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Old Gym
2301 West End Ave, Nashville, TN 37235
Completed in 1880 with an indoor running track, this Victorian building is one of the few survivors of the early campus. It later held the fine arts department and now houses admissions.
- Built
- 1880
- Architect
- Peter J. Williamson
- Style
- Victorian
- Stories
- 3
- Today
- Admissions Office
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Photo: Vanderbilt University, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Home Economics Building
134 Magnolia Cir, Nashville, TN 37203
Ludlow and Peabody designed this red brick building, one of the first two on the new Peabody College campus in 1912. Its columns and swags follow the classical model of the University of Virginia.
- Built
- 1912
- Architect
- Ludlow and Peabody
- Style
- Neoclassical
- Today
- Academic Building
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Photo: Vanderbilt University, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Mayborn Building
130 Magnolia Cir, Nashville, TN 37203
Completed in 1914 as the Manual Training building, this is the oldest building on the Peabody campus. Ludlow and Peabody designed it with limestone facings and a well-known smokestack.
- Built
- 1914
- Architect
- Ludlow and Peabody
- Style
- Neoclassical
- Today
- Human and Organizational Development
1 tradition to check off
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Commodore Vanderbilt statue
The statue of Cornelius Vanderbilt, whose gift founded the university, stands at the north end of the esplanade facing West End Avenue. The statue is a site for Founder's Day ceremonies around March 17, the anniversary of the founding.
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