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Title	The New Christian Church, circa 1859
Personal name	Eichbaum, William A., 1787-1873--Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc.
Corporate name	Christian Church (Nashville, Tenn.) Vine Street Christian Church (Nashville, Tenn.)
Topical entry	Architecture Buildings Churches Capital City Downtown Nashville Popular Culture Religion Architecture--Tennessee--Nashville Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Historic buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Church buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Religious facilities--Tennessee--Nashville Church architecture--Tennessee--Nashville Architecture--Details Bell towers--Tennessee--Nashville Spires--Tennessee--Nashville Lost architecture--Tennessee--Nashville Columns--Tennessee--Nashville Churches--Tennessee--Nashville Architectural elements--Tennessee--Nashville Drawing--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc. Nashville (Tenn.)--Religious life and customs Spring Street (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. This drawing is of the new Christian Church, built in the early 1850s to replace the old Christian Church. This new structure was built on Cherry Street (now Fourth Avenue). A broad flight of stairs led to the portico, supported by four massive fluted columns. Special features included a belfry and a spire measuring 150 feet high. This church burned in a fire in 1857, forcing the congregation to return to the old Christian Church building on Spring Street (now Church Street). A new building on Vine Street was completed in 1889, giving the church its current name, Vine Street Church of Christ. In the mid 1950s the Vine Street Church was razed to make way for a parking lot. The church then relocated to Harding Road. 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 - 21 - new Christian church erected 1852
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 - 21 - new Christian church erected 1852