HUME
FOGG
More than a school. A piece of downtown Nashville history that has been educating students for more than a century.
A school with almost 170 years of history.
Hume-Fogg's story begins in 1855, when Hume School became Nashville's first public school. The school we recognize today grew from the merger of Hume School and Fogg High School, eventually becoming one of Nashville's best-known academic institutions.
Built for a different Nashville.
The current Hume-Fogg building opened in 1912. Designed in a Collegiate Gothic style, the building was constructed from rough-hewn limestone and Tennessee marble.
Its downtown location places it directly in the middle of Nashville's transformation from an early twentieth-century city into the modern Music City skyline.
Rather than disappearing as the city changed, the school remained an active part of downtown. The historic building was eventually recognized on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
170 years in six moments.
Hume School
Hume School opens and becomes Nashville's first public school.
Fogg High School
Fogg High School is established and becomes the other half of the school's eventual identity.
The Building
The present Hume-Fogg building opens in downtown Nashville.
Accreditation
Hume-Fogg becomes the first Tennessee school accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Historic Status
The building is placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Academic Magnet
Hume-Fogg becomes an academic magnet school serving academically advanced students.
Still a school. Still downtown.
Today Hume-Fogg is a public academic magnet high school within Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools.
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