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Photograph of the Central Church of Christ Girls' Home in Nashville, Tennessee, 1960

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Title	Photograph of the Central Church of Christ Girls' Home in Nashville, Tennessee, 1960
Personal name	Ijams, E. H. (Elvin H.) 1886-1982; Burton, Andrew Mizell, 1879-1966
Corporate name	Central Church of Christ Girls' Home (Nashville, Tenn.) Central Church of Christ (Nashville, Tenn.) Central Church of Christ Boys' Home (Nashville, Tenn.)
Topical entry	Architecture Buildings Churches Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Architects--Tennessee--Nashville Architecture--Tennessee--Nashville Lost architecture--Tennessee--Nashville Historic districts--Tennessee--Nashville Religious facilities--Tennessee--Nashville Group homes--Tennessee--Nashville Women--Charities Women--Social conditions Church charities--Tennessee--Nashville Church work with employed women--Tennessee--Nashville Church work with widows--Tennessee--Nashville Church work with children--Tennessee Architectural elements--Tennessee--Nashville Historic buildings--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Description	A photograph of the Central Church of Christ Girls' Home, located at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Commerce Street in Nashville, Tennessee, prior to its razing in 1972. The Girls Home was established in 1927, by the Central Church of Christ, originally established to benefit widows and children as a residence. The church program expanded their service to include young single women from the farms and small towns, who moved to the city to work or go to school. The home was part of the church's programs designed to focus its ministry on the urban poor. The principle planners were Elder Elvin H. Ijams, who later became president of David Lipscomb College, and A. M. Burton, founder of Life & Casualty Insurance Company. The Girls Home was in operation for a span of forty-five years. The Central Church of Christ also provided a dormitory for young men on the upper floors of the church, located nearby at 145 Fifth Avenue North. Photographed by the Nashville architect Charles Wesley Warterfield, Jr. (1926-1998); the architectural photograph forms part of the Charles Warterfield Architectural Collection. Gift of: The Estate of Charles W. Warterfield, Jr., F. A. I. A. The original is a 35 mm color transparency (2 x 2 in. slide mount)
Creator	Warterfield, Charles W. (Photographer)
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219.
Contributors	Estate of Charles W. Warterfield, Jr., F. A. I. A. (Donor)
Type	Still image; Slides; Architectural photographs
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	WSC 3904
Relation	Charles Warterfield Architectural Collection
Coverage	1960-1969
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-WSC 3904