An exhibit on Rutherford County and Murfreesboro History from 1800-1900 was designed, fabricated, and installed at Bradley Academy by the Center for Historic Preservation at MTSU in 1999. Topics include agriculture, architecture, commerce, education, religion, the Civil War, politicians, and President James K. Polk and wife Sarah Childress of Murfreesboro.

Early History of
Bradley Academy

1917 Building

Restoration of
Current Building

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Exhibit

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Exhibit credits:

Funding by the City of Murfreesboro

In cooperation with:

The United States Department of Housing and
    Urban Development  (HUD)
Honorable Bart Gordon, U.S. House of Representatives
Bradley Academy Historical Association
Center for Historic Preservation
    at Middle Tennessee State University


Exhibit Design and Fabrication

Staff
James K. Huhta, Center Director
Edward A. Johnson, Principal Designer and Fabricator
Caneta S. Hankins, Principal Author
Lucinda Poole Cockrell, Graphics Consultant
Dorris Akers, Graphics Consultant

Student Assistants
Sherree Sampson, Original Concept and Design
Heather Fearnbach, Original Concept and Research
Michael Strutt, Assistant Fabricator
Sean Raines, Installation
Mark Grindstaff, Installation
Shayla Allison, Brick Modeling

Copyright © 1999 - Center for Historic Preservation
Middle Tennessee State University