First Presbyterian Church
Also known as: Downtown Presbyterian Church, Old First Presbyterian Church154 5th Ave., N., Nashville, Tennessee
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Coordinates:
+36.16294, -86.7797436°09'47" N, 86°46'47" W
Description
Designed by William Strickland in 1849, the First Presbyterian Church is the largest and best preserved example of an Egyptian Revival church building in America. // Designed in 1849 for the First Presbyterian Church by William Strickland, architect for the State Capitol, the building was completed in 1851. It is representative of the Egyptian style of architecture with Egyptian columns and moldings. Once Nashville's largest building, it was used as a hospital and stables during the Civil War.
-- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS TN-17)
National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on July 8, 1970
- Reference number
- 70000608
- Architectural style
- Other architectural type; Egyptian Revival
- Areas of significance
- Architecture; Military
- Levels of significance
- National; Local
- Evaluation criteria
- C - Design/Construction; A - Event
- Property type
- Building
- Historic functions
- Hospital; Religious structure
- Current function
- Religious structure
- Periods of significance
- 1825-1849; 1850-1874
- Significant years
- 1849; 1851
Update Log
- September 17, 2020: New photo from Bill Eichelberger
- February 11, 2020: Updated by Michael Miller: Corrected "GPS Coordinates" and Added "Street View"