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YMCA Community Action Project Headquarters, circa 2001

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Title	YMCA Community Action Project Headquarters, circa 2001
Corporate name	YMCA of Middle Tennessee Russell Street Presbyterian Church (Nashville, Tenn.) Nashville Funeral Home (Tenn.)
Topical entry	Architecture Buildings Churches Popular Culture Religion Organizations Architecture--Tennessee--Nashville Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Historic buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Church buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Religious facilities--Tennessee--Nashville Church architecture--Tennessee--Nashville Presbyterian church buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Towers--Tennessee--Nashville Arches--Tennessee--Nashville Gables--Tennessee--Nashville Pediments--Tennessee--Nashville Architecture--Details Brick churches--Tennessee--Nashville Protestant church buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Historic buildings--Remodeling for other use--Tennessee--Nashville Commercial buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Nonprofit organizations--Tennessee--Nashville Funeral homes--Tennessee--Nashville Churches--Tennessee--Nashville Architectural details--Tennessee--Nashville Protestant churches--Tennessee--Nashville Presbyterian churches--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc. Nashville (Tenn.)--Religious life and customs Russell Street (Nashville, Tenn.) East Nashville (Nashville, Tenn.)
Description	A photograph of the YMCA Community Action Project building located at 1021 Russell Street in the East Nashville neighborhood of Nashville, Tennessee. This structure was originally built as Russell Street Presbyterian Church in about 1910 and has served as home to both Presbyterian and Baptist congregations over the years. Nashville Funeral Home was also based in the building for a time. The structure was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. In 1996 the building was auctioned off and became home to the YMCA Community Action Project's headquarters in November of 1997. The foundation is made of rough cut stone blocks and smooth cut capstone. The exterior walls are brick. The roof is gabled with tar shingles. Some of the windows are arched. The doors are made of wood and glass. Forms part of the Historic Nashville, Inc. Sacred Sites Survey Project. 1 photograph : col. ; 4 x 6 in.
Creator	Historic Nashville, Inc.
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219
Date	ca. 2001
Type	Still Image; Photographs
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	SSSP - YMCA Mem Found
Relation	Historic Nashville, Inc. Sacred Sites Survey Project
Coverage	2000-2009
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5782.
Location	Closed Stacks-SSSP-YMCA Mem Found