150 years
Vanderbilt Campus
With centuries of tradition and natural beauty, the Vanderbilt campus is one of the most stunning in
the nation
![Earl Campus](https://www.vanderbilt.edu/150/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/early_campus-300x300-c-default.jpg)
![Kirkland](https://www.vanderbilt.edu/150/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/campus-20210316JR005-590x380-c-default.jpg)
![18Wesley](https://www.vanderbilt.edu/150/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/18Wesley-300x300-c-default.jpg)
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Vanderbilt has become home to beautiful gardens, an expansive arboretum, a world-class observatory, state-of-the-art facilities, and more… all nestled in the heart of Nashville, TN.
Campus by the numbers
- 6K+ Trees in the Arboretum
- 10 Buildings in original 1875 construction plans
- 340 Acres of campus
![Kirkland](https://www.vanderbilt.edu/150/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/campus-20210316JR005.jpg)
![West Side Row](https://www.vanderbilt.edu/150/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/West_Side_Row-web-768x614-1.jpg)
Birth of a Residential Campus
1886
The cottages known as West Side Row were students’ first taste of on-campus living
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Memorial Mystique
1952
Alumnus’ travels in France provided inspiration for Memorial Gym’s unusual design
![Arboretum](https://www.vanderbilt.edu/150/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/arboretum-20220614JR004-01.jpg)
Living Laboratory
1989
Educational as well as beautiful, Vanderbilt’s arboretum is 150 years in the making