Next step prepped for School of the Arts move downtown

Metro is looking to acquire a State of Tennessee property located near Rolling Mill Hill and to which it hopes to relocate its Nashville School of the Arts.

The property is located at 88 Hermitage Ave. and was, many years ago, home to the Tennessee School for the Blind. In more recent years, it served as offices for the state’s Department of Human Services’ vocational rehabilitation division. A masonry building of traditional architectural design (pictured) sits on the property, which spans about 2.6 acres that are mainly treeless and could accommodate new construction for the arts school.