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Title	First Baptist Church East Nashville, December 2001
Corporate name	First Baptist Church East Nashville (Tenn.)
Topical entry	Architecture Buildings Churches 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 Baptist church buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Brick churches--Tennessee--Nashville African American churches--Tennessee--Nashville Columns--Tennessee--Nashville Architecture--Details Architecture, Classical--Tennessee--Nashville Gables--Tennessee--Nashville Protestant church buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Churches--Tennessee--Nashville Baptist churches--Tennessee--Nashville Architectural elements--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc. Nashville (Tenn.)--Religious life and customs East Nashville (Nashville, Tenn.) Main Street (Nashville, Tenn.) Sixth Street (Nashville, Tenn.)
Description	A photograph of First Baptist Church East Nashville. This African American church was founded in 1866 by the Reverend Randall B. Vandavall, a slave born on March 23, 1832 at Neely's Bend. In the early years, the church was called Vandavall's Baptist Church, as the pastor was such an influential leader in the community. First Baptist Church East Nashville was officially chartered on November 13, 1882, by Vandavall, Henry Gasoway, Austin Roberts, Granville Batts, Hezekiah Harding, and George W. Newsom. The present church structure was built in 1928 on the corner of Main and Sixth streets. It was expanded in 1931 and continuously improved, especially from 1934 through 1941. The front entrance of the church was restructured due to the widening of Main Street during the 1960s. Built in a Classical Revival design, this church building contains an education department, a sanctuary seating 600, a pipe organ, melodic chimes, a mural by Tennessee State University professor and artist Frances Thompson, and memorial windows. The foundation is made of rough cut stone. The exterior walls are red brick with tan brick accents at the top. The roof is gabled with tar shingles. The doors are metal. Special features include concrete columns at the entrance. 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	2001-12
Type	Still Image; Photographs
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	SSSP - 1st Baptist 601 Main St
Language	English
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-1st Baptist 601 Main St