Church Street is a major thoroughfare in
Nashville, Tennessee
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. It is home to several skyscrapers and buildings listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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.
Location
It runs from Downtown Nashville at 1st Avenue North off the
Cumberland River
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all the way down to Midtown Nashville at 21st Avenue North.
[Google Map] At 21st Avenue North, it becomes known as Elliston Place, until the corner of
West End Avenue
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and
Centennial Park, off the campus of
Vanderbilt University
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.
It is bisected by 1st Avenue North, 2nd Avenue North, 3rd Avenue North, Printers Alley, 4th Avenue North, 5th Avenue North, St Cloud Alley, 6th Avenue North, 7th Avenue North,
U.S. Route 431
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, 9th Avenue North, 10th Avenue North, 11th Avenue North, 12th Avenue North,
George L. Davis Boulevard
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, 14th Avenue North, 15th Avenue North, 16th Avenue North, 17th Avenue North, 18th Avenue North, 19th Avenue North, 20th Avenue North, 21st Avenue North.
History and landmarks
The
Downtown Presbyterian Church, successor to the
First Presbyterian Church which moved to the suburbs in the 1950s, is located on the corner of Church Street and 5th Avenue North.
[Downtown Presbyterian Church: History](_blank)
/ref> It was first built in 1816 and it burned down in 1832.McKendree United Methodist Church
The McKendree United Methodist Church is a United Methodist church in Nashville, Tennessee.
Location
The church building is located at 523 on Church Street in Nashville, Tennessee.James A. Hoobler, ''A Guide to Historic Nashville, Tennessee'', Th ...
is located at 523 Church Street.[Official website: Our History](_blank)
/ref> It has been there since 1833.James K. Polk
James Knox Polk (; November 2, 1795 – June 15, 1849) was the 11th president of the United States, serving from 1845 to 1849. A protégé of Andrew Jackson and a member of the Democratic Party, he was an advocate of Jacksonian democracy and ...
(1795–1849), who served as the 11th President of the United States
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, was conducted by Rev. John Berry McFerrin
John Berry McFerrin (1807–1887) was an American Methodist preacher and editor. He served as a chaplain in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
Early life
John Berry McFerrin was born on July 15, 1807, in Rutherford Co ...
(1807-1887) inside this church. The church building was burned down several times: in 1879 and in 1905.Nashville Public Library
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was dedicated at 615 Church Street, in a building designed by architect Robert A. M. Stern
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.
The Castner-Knott Building, located at 616-618 Church Street, was built in 1906; it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Bennie-Dillon Building, built in 1926, is located at 700 Church Street, at its intersection with 7th Avenue North.
The Doctor's Building, located at 716 Church Street, was built in the Renaissance Revival architectural style
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in 1916; in 1921, three more storeys were added.[
Several LGBT clubs/bars, Canvas, Tribe, and Play, are located between 15th Avenue North and 18th Avenue North. OutCentral, Nashville's LGBT Community center is also located in this area of Church Street.
Between 20th Avenue North and 21st Avenue North, there is the Saint Thomas - Midtown Hospital, a not-for-profit community hospital.St Thomas Health: Hospitals & Locations]
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External links
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Streets in Nashville, Tennessee