A page from a mounted and bound volume of twenty-five pen-and-ink wash drawings, and two pen-and-ink maps of Nashville created by William A. Eichbaum during the 1850s. Eichbaum was a Nashville bookseller and resident for fifty years. The drawing...
A photograph of Edgefield Baptist Church located at 700 Russell Street in the historic neighborhood of Edgefield in Nashville, Tennessee. The congregation was first organized in 1867 with thirty-one members. Construction on this church began in...
A photograph of the First Baptist Church located in downtown Nashville at the northeast corner of 7th Avenue and Broadway. The First Baptist Church was originally organized in the year 1820. Members met for services in the Davidson County...
A photograph of the First Baptist Church, Nashville, Tennessee, located at 108 Seventh Avenue South, on the corner of Broadway and 7th Avenue South, showing the original steeple tower and adjacent upper arch structures, during an early phase of the...
A postcard of the Jewish Cemetery gate at 18th and Clay Streets, Nashville, Tennessee. The archway above the gate has the words "Temple Cemetery" chiseled in stone. Forms part of the Nashville Room Postcard Collection. 1 postcard : col. ; 3.5 x...
A photograph of Jordonia United Methodist Church located at 4225 Cato Road in Nashville, Tennessee. Built in approximately 1920, this church was nominated for an Architectural Award in the 1975 awards program sponsored by Metropolitan Historical...
A photograph of Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church located at 19 Hart Street in Nashville, Tennessee. This church was built in approximately 1894 as Mount Gilead Baptist Church. In 1981, the name changed to Prince of Peace Baptist Church, but...
A postcard of five churches of different denominations located in downtown Nashville. In the upper left is McKendree Methodist Church. In the lower left is the Cathedral of the Incarnation. In the center is First Baptist Church. In the upper...
A photograph of a stone carving of the face of a woman over the archway of one entrance to the 5th Avenue side of Saint Cloud Corner, 500 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee. Part of the building occupies the former site of the Saint Cloud Hotel, a...
A photograph of Acklen Hall, home of Joseph Hayes Acklen (1850-1938), on Fairmont Street, Nashville, Tennessee. Built in the 1890s, this Victorian-style home was the centerpiece of one of Nashville's first gated communities, Acklen Park. Also...
Harris-Davis and Company, J. L. Turner and Son, J. S. Reeves and Company, and D. F. Siler Company were among the buildings that once delineated the outer perimeter of the public square in Nashville. The square, with the county courthouse, city hall...
This image shows the destruction the east side of Nashville's public square. The square, with the county courthouse, city hall and market center, was a focus of wholesale commerce and political activity for the city for many years. The old city...
W. S. Riddle Notion Company, Sam Lapidus Clothing Company, Southern Coat and Dress Company, Golden Art Hosiery, and Everett Beasley Inc. were among the buildings that once delineated the outer perimeter of the public square in Nashville, Tennessee....
A photograph of the façade of the Baxter Building, 216 Union Street, Nashville, Tennessee, showing architectural features of the windows. The building once housed the Commercial Club, as well as a variety of offices and businesses. It appears in...
A photograph of Progressive Missionary Baptist Church located at 1419 Twelfth Avenue South. The congregation was founded in 1936 while the building construction was finished in 1941. The church has been listed as Progressive Missionary Baptist...
A photograph of Ray of Hope Community Church, formerly Meridian Street Methodist Church, located at 901 Meridian Street in Nashville, Tennessee. The rear part of the building was completed in 1925, while the front part, now the current sanctuary,...
A photograph of Russell Street Church of Christ located at 819 Russell Street in Nashville, Tennessee. During the time this survey was taken, the building was not in use and under renovation. The architecture is Gothic in style. The foundation...
A photograph of Saint Ann's Catholic Church located at 5101 Charlotte Avenue in Nashville, Tennessee. The parish was founded in 1917 as Saint Peter's Catholic Mission. In these early days the congregation met once a month for mass in an already...
A photograph of Seay-Hubbard Methodist Church located at 1116 First Avenue South in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1875, this church originally began as Seay's Chapel at 1108 First Avenue South, just a few blocks away from its current location. ...
A photograph of Shelby Avenue Baptist Church located at 401 S. Eleventh Street in the East Nashville neighborhood of Nashville, Tennessee. According to the cornerstone, the original building was erected in 1916. The church has changed names...