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Coordinates: 36°08′47.01″N 86°48′05.74″W / 36.1463917°N 86.8015944°W / 36.1463917; -86.8015944
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Garland Hall
Garland Hall
Garland Hall
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General information
TypeAcademic Building
Architectural styleCollegiate Gothic
AddressVanderbilt University
Town or cityNashville, Tennessee
CountryUnited States
Coordinates36°08′47.01″N 86°48′05.74″W / 36.1463917°N 86.8015944°W / 36.1463917; -86.8015944
Current tenantsAnthropology, Religious Studies and Sociology
Construction started1927
Completed1928
Renovated1993
Technical details
Floor count4
Design and construction
Architect(s)Henry C. Hibbs

Garland Hall is located on the campus of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. It houses the departments of Anthropology, Religious Studies, and Sociology.

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In the 1920s, Vanderbilt University began a major expansion of its campus. Day & Klauder Architects of Philadelphia was hired to draft a new campus plan to bring the university's medical center, then located at the corner of Fifth and Elm Streets, onto the main campus. The Day & Klauder plan also made provision for new buildings for instruction u=including Buttrick, Calhoun, and Garland Halls.

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