Rising about 300 feet, this brick-and-stone tower was instantly iconic upon completion and highlights Vanderbilt University’s Zeppos College on West End Avenue. The Collegiate Gothic subgenre of Gothic Revival architecture was popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for U.S. and Canadian college and high school buildings. Of note, the Vanderbilt tower is the second-tallest Collegiate Gothic/Gothic Revival building in the United States, trailing only the University of Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Learning (535 feet). David M. Schwarz Architects of Washington, D.C., and Nashville-based Hastings Architecture were the designers. Fine work, with the building’s tastefully lit crown a nice touch at night.
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