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Title	The First Presbyterian Church, circa 1859
Personal name	Eichbaum, William A., 1787-1873--Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc.
Corporate name	Downtown Presbyterian Church (Nashville, Tenn.) First Presbyterian Church (Nashville, Tenn.)
Topical entry	Architecture Buildings Churches Popular Culture Religion Downtown Nashville Capital City 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 Protestant church buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Brick churches--Tennessee--Nashville Architecture, Egyptian--Tennessee--Nashville Architecture--Details Central business districts--Tennessee--Nashville Churches--Tennessee--Nashville Protestant churches--Tennessee--Nashville Presbyterian churches--Tennessee--Nashville Religious architectural elements--Tennessee--Nashville Towers--Tennessee--Nashville Drawing--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc. Nashville (Tenn.)--Religious life and customs Summer Street (Nashville, Tenn.) Spring Street (Nashville, Tenn.) Fifth Avenue (Nashville, Tenn.) Church Street (Nashville, Tenn.)
Description	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 on this page is of the Downtown Presbyterian Church, located on the corner of present day Fifth Avenue and Church Street. When the building was first erected in 1849 the streets were called Summer Street and Spring Street, and the structure briefly held the title of the largest building in the city. Then church member Adelcia Acklen of the Belmont Mansion donated the two-ton church bell that, for a time, was used as the city fire alarm. The pre-war portion of the building was designed by William Strickland, who was also the architect for the Tennessee State Capitol. This church is the third one to stand on the site, the first two being destroyed by fire. The front columns were added in 1871. The church school building, finished in 1919, had an Akron-plan assembly hall, which was redesigned in 1962 as a Romanesque chapel with a four-story dome. The front facade was added and the walls were painted in 1882. The stained glass windows were installed in 1887. Renowned for its Egyptian design, the interior was intended to resemble the temple to Amon-Ra, at Karnak on the upper Nile. The two towers are said to be modeled after the lighthouse at Alexandria, the center of learning for the ancient world. During the Civil War this church was used as a hospital. Forms part of the William A. Eichbaum Sketchbook. 1 drawing : col. ; 5.75 x 9 in.
Creator	Eichbaum, William A., 1787-1873
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219
Date	ca. 1859
Type	Still Image; Drawings; Sketchbooks
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	Eich - 16 - first Presbyterian church
Language	English
Relation	William A. Eichbaum Sketchbook
Coverage	1850-1859
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- Eich - 16 - first Presbyterian church