Dixie College Historical Marker - Tennessee Tech University Campus - Cookeville, Tennessee

"This quadrangle was part of the grounds of the University of Dixie, commonly called "Dixie College," chartered 18 Nov. 1909. Jere Whitson and other Cookeville citizens led the drive for the college; Whitson donated twelve acres for the institution. Construction began 16 May 1911. In Sept, 1912, high school and junior college classes began in a building where Derryberry Hall now stands. In 1915 the Dixie Board ceded its property to the State to endow the present University"

Once the college was endowed to the State, it was renamed Tennessee Polytechnic Institute and remained known as TPI until 1965. At this time, the name was changed to Tennessee Technological University and it continues to operate as TTU or just simply Tech today.

In the background of this photograph is Derryberry Hall (aka the Administration Building). It is the oldest building on campus… more or less. When Jere Whitson donated land for the formation of the private school, this was the first structure built on the land. In its early years, the Administration Building was the center of most activities at the college. It held the offices and classrooms. In 1921, the rather simple building had an east and west wing added and was completely overhauled. As time went on and the campus grew, the Administration Building continued to be the main part of campus. It housed all the administrative offices, the Business Department, and the Home Economics Department. In 1960, TPI mostly tore the Administrative Building down so that it could be rebuilt better than before. The new building was doubled in size, was fireproofed, and modernized. In 1962, the State Board named the new building after the Derryberrys. At that time, Everett Derryberry served for over 20 years as the University president with his wife, Joan Derryberry, who was a major supporter and developer of the Art and Music Departments at Tech.

Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.

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Taken on: May 2, 2020

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Camera: Nikon D7200, f/5.0, 40mm, ISO 250 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D7200
Aperture:	f/5.0
Focal Length:	40mm
ISO:	250
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows)
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