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Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 2001 May

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A photograph of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Nashville's second-oldest Episcopal church building. This church is located at 615 Sixth Avenue South. The congregation was founded in 1852 as a free church, open to all people. Holy Trinity evolved from a mission church of Nashville's oldest Episcopal congregation, Christ Church, now Christ Church Cathedral. Construction on the main building was completed in 1853, and the tower was finished in 1887. The architecture style is Gothic revival. Both the foundation and the exterior walls are made of rough cut limestone blocks. The roof is gabled and made of tar shingles. The windows are in the shape of narrow gothic arches and the panes are stained glass. The doors are a combination of metal and wood. Special features include a large stone tower at the front, two stone crosses at the rear roof peak and architectural buttresses. By 1907 the church had a predominately African American congregation and was soon officially designated for use by black parishioners by the Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee. Today the church is racially integrated but retains its historically African American culture and heritage. Forms part of the Historic Nashville, Inc. Sacred Sites Survey Project. 1 photograph : col. ; 4 x 6 in.
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Keywords

  1. African American Churches
  2. African Americans
  3. Architectural Elements
  4. Architecture
  5. Architecture, Gothic
  6. Bell Towers
  7. Buildings
  8. Buildings, Structures, Etc
  9. Buttresses
  10. Capital City
  11. Central Business Districts
  12. Church Architecture
  13. Church Buildings
  14. Churches
  15. Details
  16. Downtown Nashville
  17. Episcopal Church Buildings
  18. Episcopal Churches
  19. Historic Buildings
  20. History
  21. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church (Nashville, Tenn.)
  22. Nashville
  23. Nashville (Tenn.)
  24. Popular Culture
  25. Protestant Church Buildings
  26. Protestant Churches
  27. Religion
  28. Religious Facilities
  29. Religious Life And Customs
  30. Sixth Avenue (Nashville, Tenn.)
  31. Sources
  32. Tennessee
  33. Towers

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