In 1898, Boscobel advertised its literary faculty and music and art advantages as unsurpassed, and promised to prepare young ladies for life's work and its duties.
The mansion was constructed of blue-burned brick with marble mantles from Italy and stood atop a tree-covered hill[1] overlooking the Cumberland River.
In June 1917,[3][4][5] the property became home to the National Baptist Seminary and Missionary Training School, which functioned until 1931.
Much of the site of the old school is now the James A. Cayce Homes, Nashville 's oldest and largest public housing development.
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