Recently Ardavan Afrakhteh of Land Development.com LLC purchased 1309 Forrest Ave as of 4/4/13 from Renasant Bank. The Blind Girls Home was established June 7, 1901 by the Fear Not Circle of King's Daughters of which Mrs. The first home was a cottage in Nashville, given to the circle by Mr. Two years later the present home was built on Fourteenth street and Forrest ave., and seventeen blind women
and girls cared for in the home, which is a modern two story brick building containing nineteen rooms, which includes three baths and a well-equiped hospital room. The home is controlled and supported by the Fear Not Circle of King's Daughters, with a small appropriation from the state. A matron is in constant attendance, acting as mother to the girls for the desire is to have this a real home for these blind women and girls who have no other and in many instances no other friends to care for them. At the moment the eldest resident is "Aunt Kate," aged 84 years, and there are three little girls under twelve years of age. To secure the funds for the maintenance of the home the members give generously of their time and means. They given lawn parties in the summer, a bazaar at Christmas, serve dinners at downtown places and each September have a booth at the state fair from which they serve dinners. This coming Thursday from 3 to 6 p.m. the circle will given a linen shower at the home, to which all friends of the home and circle are cordially invited. An interesting program is being arranged and among the features will be music by popular local talent, a reading by Mrs. Harry Anderson, a dance by little Virginia Brown, and a children's pantomime. The officers of the circle are mrs. Skinner and Mrs. Bryan, first and second vice-presidents; Mrs. Buck and Mrs. Ezell, treasurer and assistant treasurer; Mrs. Jones, recording secretary; Mrs. Blair, corresponding secretary, and Mrs. Goodpasture, assistant secretary. [June 1918]
