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Belmont Mansion, also known as Acklen Hall, and originally known as Belle Monte, Belle Mont or Belmont, is a historic mansion located in Nashville, Tennessee.It was built by Joseph and Adelicia Acklen to serve as the center of their 180-acre summer estate in what was then country outside the city, and featured elaborate gardens and a zoo.
Ward–Belmont College was a women's college located in Nashville, Tennessee. [1] It formed from the merger of the Ward Seminary for Young Ladies and Belmont College for Young Women in 1913. The college was located on the grounds of the Belmont Mansion, the antebellum estate of Adelicia Hayes Franklin Acklen Cheatham.
Belmont Mansion may refer to: Belmont Mansion (Philadelphia), a historic house museum; Belmont Mansion (Tennessee), listed on the National Register of Historic Places
When married to her second husband, Joseph Alexander Smith Acklen, Adelicia Acklen built the Belmont Mansion in Nashville, Tennessee. She sold the property in 1887; it was converted for use as a girls' school and later junior college campus. It is now operated as a museum at the center of what is now known as Belmont University.
The Belmont University Tower and Carillon is located approximately 528 ft (161 m) south of the Belmont Mansion on Belmont University's campus in Nashville, Tennessee. Located on the former summer estate of Colonel Joseph and Adelicia Acklen , the tower was constructed circa 1850 to be used as a water tower for the Belmont Mansion and gardens.
Belmont University is a private Christian university in Nashville, Tennessee. Descended from Belmont Women's College, founded in 1890 by schoolteachers Ida Hood and Susan Heron, the institution was incorporated in 1951 as Belmont College. [1] With expansion of programs, it became Belmont University in 1991.
Belmont Bombers, a junior ice hockey team in Belmont, Ontario, Canada Belmont Bruins , the sports teams of Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, United States Belmont Shore RFC , a rugby union team in Long Beach, California, United States
Joseph and Adelicia Acklen resided primarily at the Louisiana Estates that she inherited from her first husband, Isaac Franklin, however, they also built a summer home, the Belmont Mansion, completed in 1853. [4] Acklen and Adelicia has six children, including U. S. Representative Joseph H. Acklen.