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Coordinates: 36°8′43.32″N 86°48′10.92″W / 36.1453667°N 86.8030333°W / 36.1453667; -86.8030333
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Vaughn Home
Vaughn House
Robert Penn Warren Center at Vanderbilt University
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LocationNashville, Tennessee
Coordinates36°8′43.32″N 86°48′10.92″W / 36.1453667°N 86.8030333°W / 36.1453667; -86.8030333

The Vaughn Home numbers among the few surviving original faculty residences at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.

History

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William J. Vaughn ( 1834-1912), Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy, occupied the house from 1875 to 1912.[1] The building was named after his daughter, Stella Scott Vaughn.[2]

Contemporary Usage

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The Vaughn Home presently serves as the administrative offices of the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities at Vanderbilt University.

References

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  1. ^ McGaw, Robert A. (1978). The Vanderbilt Campus: A Pictorial History. Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press. p. 24. ISBN 0-8265-1210-0.
  2. ^ Heard, Alexander (1995). Speaking of the University: Two Decades at Vanderbilt. Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press. p. 327. ISBN 0-8265-1210-0.